Delaware’s House of Representatives and Senate will reconvene Oct. 26 to consider legislation that would provide oversight to the state’s move to a Medicare Advantage plan for its pensioners. The legislation, Senate Bill 348, would establish a State Medicare Advantage Accountability, Measurement and Reporting Subcommittee of elected officials who would be responsible for regular provision of the new plan. The group would also be tasked with releasing quarterly reports regarding the state’s compliance with its contract with Highmark Delaware, starting in April 2023.
Retirees have paid into Medicare since they began working. The state wants to take away a federal entitlement at the expense of retirees and their families. — Dave Johnson\
Response to Delaware smells question
The state’s recent order temporarily allowing a six-month extension for properly staged poultry litter in crop fields, intended to help prevent the spread of avian influenza, has us thinking about Delaware smells. The odor from chicken houses is a familiar one to First State residents, as is the St. Jones River when the tide is out and the piney tang of native loblolly and pitch pine trees found along the coast. What scents are most familiar to you in Delaware?
