Joint Finance Committee Hearing

Fiscal Year 2016

Elaine Archangelo

Division Director

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Department of Health and Social Services

Division of Social Services

Delaware Health and Social Services

DSS Mission Statement

To provide prompt, respectful, and accurate services that promote the potential for self-sufficiency for all Delawareans.

Delaware Health and Social Services

Initiatives that reflect our mission

• CAI Partnership

• Hiring Vets with Disabilities

• Employment &Training Pilot

• Summer Meals

Delaware Health and Social Services

Program and Technology Updates

• Modernization

• Phone System Upgrades

• Volume

Delaware Health and Social Services

Volume/Integration/ComplexityCounts of clients by benefit combination% of total MCIs Combination0.01% 18 Cash only5.47% 13,841 FB only0.17% 441 CC Only38.18% 96,652 MA Only0.11% 277 Cash & FB0.00% 3 Cash & CC0.38% 960 Cash & MA0.25% 643 FB & CC43.68% 110,577 FB & MA0.84% 2,133 CC & MA0.02% 52 Cash & FB & CC4.82% 12,197 Cash & FB & MA0.26% 667 Cash & CC & MA5.04% 12,771 FB & CC & MA0.76% 1,915 Cash & FB & CC & MA

253,147 Total Population

Delaware Health and Social Services

The Path Forward

• Technology

• System performance

• Pilot projects

Delaware Health and Social Services

THANK YOU!