The State of Delaware and ChristianaCare have reached an agreement to pause and potentially settle their lawsuit over HB 350, focusing instead on strengthening healthcare transparency and investment. The deal includes commitments from ChristianaCare to share employee claims data with the Delaware Health Information Network to improve transparency and to negotiate a healthcare workforce loan forgiveness initiative next year. Governor Matt Meyer and ChristianaCare CEO Dr. Janice Nevin said the agreement reflects collaboration to ensure affordable, high-quality care for Delawareans while reducing costly litigation. If all terms are met, the lawsuit will be dismissed.
Additional Information from the State of Delaware:
The State of Delaware and ChristianaCare today announced an agreement that pauses ongoing litigation related to HB 350 and creates a path forward to settle the case, upon terms that will enhance hospital transparency, accountability, and includes a commitment to negotiate additional healthcare workforce investments.
“With the cost of healthcare rising faster than ever before, we must hold our nonprofit hospitals to account, and we must do so within the law,” Governor Matt Meyer said. “Every Delawarean deserves access to world-class, affordable healthcare, and together we are working to make that a reality. This agreement keeps healthcare dollars with patients, not in the courtroom.”
“We are encouraged by this important step toward legislation that is reflective of a collaborative process and recognizes the value of working together with health systems to create real solutions on health care costs,” President and CEO of ChristianaCare, Janice E. Nevin, M.D. MPH said. “We remain committed to working with Governor Meyer and our partners across the state to address health care affordability while preserving what matters most: access to high-quality care for Delawareans.”
The agreement signed by Governor Meyer and Dr. Nevin addresses legislative solutions to the current HB350 law and shows collaboration between the two parties.
The agreement also includes a commitment by ChristianaCare to submit employee claims data to the Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN) to enhance transparency and benchmarking efforts. Additionally, ChristianaCare has committed to negotiate in good faith with the governor, other hospitals, and key stakeholders on a health care workforce loan forgiveness investment in Fall 2025.
If the terms of the agreement are met, the litigation will be dismissed.
DHA Statement on HB 350 Litigation
(Dover, DE – October 8, 2025) – Delaware Healthcare Association President & CEO Brian Frazee issued the following statement upon today’s House Bill 350 (HB 350) litigation announcement.
“Throughout the HB 350 debate, we have shared the same goals as Delaware policymakers – high-quality, accessible, and affordable healthcare for all Delawareans – and now we have a chance to move forward together. Delaware hospitals support transparency and accountability to drive affordability. As we face unprecedented uncertainty on the national level, solving for healthcare at home deserves an all-hands-on-deck collaborative approach. Our vision is for Delaware to be the best place to practice medicine, the best place to receive healthcare, and home to the healthiest population in the nation. Today’s announcement marks an important step toward accomplishing our shared goals. We stand ready to partner with the state and our healthcare partners to advance legislation that codifies this agreement and ensures affordable, accessible, and quality healthcare for generations to come.”
About the Delaware Healthcare Association
The Delaware Healthcare Association (DHA) was formed in 1967 and is a statewide trade and membership services organization that represents and serves hospitals, health systems, and related healthcare organizations in their role of providing a continuum of appropriate, cost-effective, quality care to improve the health of the people of Delaware. DHA’s mission is to provide policy and advocacy leadership in creating an excellent environment to support our members in helping every Delawarean to be as healthy as they can be.
