DOVER — RISE Delaware is hosting a rally May 9 to urge the state to keep retirees’ existing Medicfill Supplement plan health care coverage.

The rally will take place from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the green at Legislative Hall. Members of the public are encouraged to attend and bring signs in a show of support.

“Original Medicare plus the Medicfill plan for state retirees is a right they have earned and paid for and this administration’s persistent attempts to privatize Medicare will not be tolerated nor accepted,” said RISE co-founder and former Rep. John Kowalko.

“Retirees are tired of being lied to and presented false facts and data. Retirees should not be expected to remain silent in the face of this barrage of falsehoods and blatant lies. The current administration’s thinly veiled attempts to present unsubstantiated data and contrived statistics as a negotiation will not be met with silence.”

Members of the organization have been outspoken against the state’s potential adoption of a Medicare Advantage plan for pensioners since their formation last August.

On Sept. 25, RISE Delaware joined several retirees in filing a lawsuit against the state for its attempted implementation of the plan.

Delaware Superior Court ordered to halt implementation of the plan in Oct. 19, and litigation on the lawsuit has continued since.

The future of retiree health care in Delaware will likely be decided once a final order is issued.

The lawsuit has since been transferred from Delaware Superior Court to the state’s Court of Chancery at the plaintiffs’ request, where it awaits further action.