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 …
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 …
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