DOVER — Retirees Investing in Social Equity Delaware will host a rally on Legislative Mall on Tuesday to urge passing of legislation to retain state pensioners’ existing health care coverage.

The organization has invited lawmakers to speak at the gathering, which will take place from 1-2:30 p.m.

“We are asking the General Assembly to legislate retention of the Medicare supplemental plan for current and future retirees, remove Medicare Advantage as an option in Delaware Code — specifically removing the words ‘or constructed as a plan under Medicare part C’ — and codify as much as 2% in the state budget in order to pay for retiree health benefits now and into the future,” said John Kowalko, the group’s co-founder and former state representative.

“Original Medicare, plus the Medicfill plan for state retirees, is a right they have earned and paid for, and this administration’s attempts to privatize Medicare must be overruled by legislators.”