Despite vehement opposition from a state retirees’ group, a bill that would add retirees to committees that help determine health care options overwhelmingly passed the Senate Wednesday, just moments after it had cleared a committee hearing. Voting against it were three Republican senators. Senate Bill 29, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Bryan Townsend, D-Newark, would give retirees a voice by …
Delaware LIVE Weekly Review ā Oct. 23, 2022
Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Weekās Top Headlines Include: Headlines No jail time for ādeeply remorsefulā McGuiness Court halts state switch to Medicare Advantage How to vote in Delawareās Nov. 8 general election Did you receive your $300 tax rebate? 780,000 others did Red Clay board member accused of not living in district Culture …
Court halts state switch to Medicare Advantage
The stateās plan to transition state government retireesā health insurance from original Medicare to a privately-managed Medicare Advantage plan has been temporarily blocked.Ā A Delaware Superior Court judge on Wednesday ordered the state to halt implementation of the plan until the case is fully adjudicated.Ā The court will schedule a trial to make a final determination on the fate of …
Legislature to reconvene to tackle Medicare Advantage
In response to protests by state government retirees who say they were left in the dark over a significant change to their health insurance, the General Assembly unveiled a bill Monday aimed at creating additional oversight. The House of Representatives and Senate will hold a special session in Dover on Oct. 26 to debate and vote on the bill. Pensioners …
State retirees protest Carney admin’s Medicare Advantage plan
Delaware state government retirees gathered in Wilmington Tuesday with a message for Gov. John Carney and his political appointees: āKeep your hands off our Medicare.ā The crowd of mostly senior citizens planned to protest outside the Carvel State Office Building, where the governor, attorney general and New Castle County lawmakers have offices. Rain forced them indoors to the city and …
State retirees sue to stop Medicare Advantage plan
A group of Delaware state government retirees and pensioners has filed suit against two government officials tasked with implementing a change in their health insurance coverage. RISE Delaware, an organization formed after state officials announced a plan to transition retirees to a Medicare Advantage program, filed the lawsuit in the Delaware Superior Court. RISE hopes to stop the transition to …
RISE Delaware Rally to Save State Retirees’ Medicare
You are absolutely correct in your assumption that this proposed handover to Highmark will result in denials of access to doctors, procedures and necessary tests. This is how the private insurers guarantee their profits. At YOUR expense! This proposal crafted in secrecy and with absolutely no input from retirees has been presented with total disregard for the truth and transparency …
State retirees skeptical of new Medicare Advantage plan
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield has agreed to delay the prior authorization requirement on state retireesā new Medicare Advantage health insurance plan by four months. The announcement, made before a crowd of state retirees and pensioners, drew laughs and jeers from the crowd gathered at Goldey Beacom College in Pike Creek Valley.Ā āHow about delay it by 40 years,ā one …
Change to state retireesā health insurance prompts angst
A change to the health insurance held by retirees of Delawareās state government is causing an uproar. The stateās requirement that retirees and pensioners switch from original Medicare to a specially-tailored Medicare Advantage plan has led to charges that retirees will lose their doctors or be denied services that are currently covered. Thatās not true, said Delaware Secretary of Human …
Christiana Care, Bayhealth, Blue Cross join to offer Medicare product
Two Delaware hospital systems and an insurance company plan to offer a Medicare Advantage insurance plan. Photo by Roger Brown/Pexels Two Delaware healthcare systems and an insurance company plan to form a Medicare Advantage product together to sell in 2022. ChristianaCare, which dominates health care in Delaware and particularly New Castle County, Bayhealth, which offers services primarily in Kent …