NEWS FEED

DNREC Shoreline & Waterway Management Section promotes ‘design a sign, protect a dune’ awareness contest
Date Posted: August 20, 2019

Statement on Beatriz Fana-Ruiz
Date Posted: August 20, 2019

Delaware Receives Federal Approval to Establish Reinsurance Program for 2020
Date Posted: August 20, 2019

First Phase of Community Court Launched
Date Posted: August 19, 2019

Governor Carney Announces Downtown Development District Designations
Date Posted: August 19, 2019

Celebrate Native American culture in downtown Dover, Del. on Sept. 2, 7 and 14, 2019
Date Posted: August 19, 2019

DNREC Secretary’s Order grants air quality construction permit to Walan Specialty Construction Products, LLC
Date Posted: August 19, 2019

Grant Funds Promote Financial Literacy Education
Date Posted: August 19, 2019

Severe crop damage at Redden State Forest creates public deer harvest opportunities to assist local farmers
Date Posted: August 19, 2019

DNREC, City of Lewes launch outreach campaign to clear Lewes dune of illegally-stored personal items such as kayaks
Date Posted: August 16, 2019

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Aug. 5-11
Date Posted: August 16, 2019

Delaware Native Species Commission to meet Aug. 21 in Dover
Date Posted: August 16, 2019

Magnolia man sentenced for child sexual abuse
Date Posted: August 16, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy seeks applicants for new NOAA estuary research fellowship
Date Posted: August 16, 2019

DNREC issues administrative penalty and Secretary’s Order to EcoServices, LLC for Hazardous Air Pollutant violations
Date Posted: August 16, 2019

DOJ warns Delawareans about jury duty phone scam
Date Posted: August 15, 2019

Ribbon cut on Little Heaven intersection project
Date Posted: August 15, 2019

Delaware Libraries Celebrate Reading and Back to School
Date Posted: August 15, 2019

DNREC’s Delaware Becoming an Outdoors-Woman weekend set Sept. 20-22 at Lums Pond State Park
Date Posted: August 15, 2019

DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation honors members of the Youth Conservation Corps
Date Posted: August 14, 2019

Delaware Division of Youth Rehabilitative Services Honored with Two National Awards
Date Posted: August 14, 2019

DPH Releases First Drug Overdose Mortality Surveillance Report
Date Posted: August 14, 2019

Clarifications on Medigap
Date Posted: August 14, 2019

Woman indicted for $16,000 of fraudulent insurance claims
Date Posted: August 14, 2019

Delaware Division of the Arts Announces 2019-2020 Mezzanine Gallery Solo Exhibitions
Date Posted: August 13, 2019

DNREC Environmental Crimes Unit arrests Magnolia man on criminal charges, including felony forgery of US currency
Date Posted: August 12, 2019

DelDOT Earns Credit Rating Upgrade
Date Posted: August 12, 2019

State awards federal grants for new, expanding charter schools
Date Posted: August 12, 2019

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 29-Aug. 4
Date Posted: August 9, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces new Delaware state record false albacore tuna caught
Date Posted: August 9, 2019

Prison sentence for 2017 murder
Date Posted: August 9, 2019

Governor Carney Signs Executive Order to Create Opportunity Funding Oversight Committee
Date Posted: August 9, 2019

DHSS Seeks Back-to-School Donations for Adopt-A-Student Program
Date Posted: August 8, 2019

DOJ announces early success in child support absconder initiative
Date Posted: August 8, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife reminds hunters of Basic Hunter Education Course requirements
Date Posted: August 7, 2019

“The Scorched Pamphlet: Sherlock Holmes Returns to Delaware” at Dover’s Old State House on Aug. 17, 2019
Date Posted: August 7, 2019

ICYMI: Governor Carney Signs Legislation Protecting Health Care for Delawareans
Date Posted: August 7, 2019

DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation recognizes members of the Veterans Conservation Corps
Date Posted: August 7, 2019

“The 1960s in Delaware” – Chautauqua Tent Shows in Lewes, De. From Sept. 19 to 21, 2019
Date Posted: August 6, 2019

DHSS Receives Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Waiver from Federal Government
Date Posted: August 6, 2019

Division of Watershed Stewardship Accepting Grant Proposals For Community Water Quality Improvement Projects
Date Posted: August 5, 2019

DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation Natural Resources Police seeks two Enforcement Trainees
Date Posted: August 5, 2019

Governor Carney Orders Flags To Half-Staff For Victims In El Paso and Dayton
Date Posted: August 4, 2019

DNREC’s Mosquito Control Section Announces First Detection of Eastern Equine Encephalitis This Year
Date Posted: August 2, 2019

Harrington PD & OHS Delaware State Fair Non-Traditional Distracted Driving Operation
Date Posted: August 2, 2019

DNREC issues $40,000 penalty and Secretary’s Order to Diamond State Generation Partners, LLC for Air Permit Ciolations
Date Posted: August 2, 2019

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 22-28
Date Posted: August 2, 2019

Prison for Man Who Murdered His Grandmother
Date Posted: August 2, 2019

ANNOUNCEMENT: DNREC to hold second public meeting Aug. 14 in New Castle regarding Croda’s 2018 ethylene oxide release
Date Posted: August 2, 2019

Attorney General Jennings challenges Trump administration’s move to gut asylum seekers’ protections
Date Posted: August 2, 2019

Medicaid MCOs Embrace YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program
Date Posted: August 2, 2019

Seaford Police Department Non-traditional Distracted Driving Operation a Success
Date Posted: August 1, 2019

Insurance Data Security Act Signed into Law
Date Posted: August 1, 2019

Patients of NCCo Doctor Whose Medical License, Controlled Substance Registration Suspended Urged to Seek Ongoing Care
Date Posted: August 1, 2019

2019 state assessment results released
Date Posted: August 1, 2019

Delaware FFA members take home state awards
Date Posted: August 1, 2019

Delaware moves to crack down on workplace fraud, improve oversight of contractors
Date Posted: July 31, 2019

Governor Carney Signs Legislation Establishing Infrastructure Fund to Create Jobs
Date Posted: July 31, 2019

Bill Signing Promotes Savings in the First State
Date Posted: July 31, 2019

DNREC ECU seeks public help in identifying suspect illegally dumping at Polly Drummond Hill Yard Waste Site
Date Posted: July 31, 2019

DNREC confirms finding Asian longhorned tick for the first time in Delaware
Date Posted: July 31, 2019

Rolling application process provides flexibility for Delaware’s Young Farmer Loan Program
Date Posted: July 31, 2019

DNREC’s Natural Resource Police Park Rangers enforce surf-fishing regulations at Cape Henlopen State Park
Date Posted: July 31, 2019

State, City Leaders Announce Group Violence Intervention (GVI) Project in Wilmington
Date Posted: July 30, 2019

Delaware Division of the Arts Announces First Round of Grants in Support of Arts Projects for Fiscal Year 2020
Date Posted: July 30, 2019

Governor Carney Signs Legislation to Ban Plastic Bags, Reduce Litter in Delaware
Date Posted: July 29, 2019

“How to Train Your Dragon—The Hidden World” to be screened at Movie Night at Buena Vista on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019
Date Posted: July 26, 2019

Raccoon in Newark Tests Positive For Rabies
Date Posted: July 26, 2019

Repeated Rape of Child Leads to Prison for 64-Year-Old
Date Posted: July 26, 2019

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 15-21
Date Posted: July 26, 2019

Governor Carney joins DNREC Secretary Garvin to present DNREC Awards in State Fair ceremony
Date Posted: July 25, 2019

Schooner Meerwald partners with Zwaanendael Museum to present programs in Lewes, Del. during the summer of 2019
Date Posted: July 25, 2019

Milford Woman Charged with Animal Cruelty After Dog Dies From Excessive Heat Exposure, Tethering
Date Posted: July 24, 2019

Fort Delaware Introduces Escape Fort Delaware: The Disloyalty Files
Date Posted: July 24, 2019

Tom Summers to Host Treasures of the Delaware Public Archives at Port Penn Interpretive Center
Date Posted: July 24, 2019

Consumer Protection Unit reaches settlement over foreclosure rescue scam
Date Posted: July 23, 2019

Online registration now open to volunteers for 32nd annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup sponsored by DNREC
Date Posted: July 23, 2019

The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “Realistic Colors of Art” by Geraldo Gonzalez
Date Posted: July 23, 2019

‘Use Your Melon’ Impaired Driving Awareness Campaign At The Delaware State Fair
Date Posted: July 22, 2019

ICYMI – Governor Carney’s Op-Ed: We’re Making Progress
Date Posted: July 22, 2019

AG Jennings, national coalition reach largest data breach settlement in history
Date Posted: July 22, 2019

Adult anglers can try their luck at fishing events July 26 and Aug. 1 at DNREC’s Aquatic Resources Education Center
Date Posted: July 22, 2019

Gov. Carney orders flags to half-staff Tuesday for former Supreme Court Justice Stevens
Date Posted: July 21, 2019

DNREC’s Fort Delaware State Park closed due to dangerous temperatures
Date Posted: July 20, 2019

Results of July 12th 2019 Impaired Driving Checkpoints
Date Posted: July 19, 2019

Governor Carney Urges Delawareans to Stay Safe During Heat Warnings
Date Posted: July 19, 2019

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 8-14
Date Posted: July 19, 2019

Guilty Plea In 2018 Middletown Shooting Death
Date Posted: July 19, 2019

Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund public workshop set for July 25 in Dover
Date Posted: July 19, 2019

Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 13 special events during August 2019
Date Posted: July 19, 2019

Source Water Protection Subcommittee to meet July 24 in Dover
Date Posted: July 19, 2019

Governor Carney Announces Expansion of DelDOT’s Work-a-Day Earn-a-Pay Program
Date Posted: July 18, 2019

Nominations for Governor’s Volunteer Awards Accepted Through Aug. 16
Date Posted: July 18, 2019

Governor Carney Announces 38th Hall of Fame of Delaware Women Inductees
Date Posted: July 18, 2019

Celebrate Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Math at DNREC’s First State Heritage Park First Saturday
Date Posted: July 18, 2019

Delaware State Fair connects fair-goers with Delaware agriculture
Date Posted: July 17, 2019

DNREC to host Delaware Duck and Goose Calling Contest July 20 at Delaware State Fair
Date Posted: July 17, 2019

DPH Advises Residents to Prepare For Dangerously High Temperatures This Week
Date Posted: July 17, 2019

Sixth annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta sponsored by DNREC Aug. 3 on Nanticoke River
Date Posted: July 17, 2019

Visit DNREC at the 2019 Delaware State Fair!
Date Posted: July 17, 2019

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Clarifications on Medigap

Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 14, 2019

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August 13, 2019 – The Delaware Department of Insurance has received inquiries from Medicare eligible citizens concerning misunderstandings or misinformation they’ve received from some insurance agents and brokers regarding the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). As this act is rather complex, it has not been determined if consumers have been misinformed, or if they did not fully understand what was relayed to them by agents and brokers. The lack of complete understanding can have a damaging effect relative to decision making for Medicare beneficiaries or their caretakers. To help alleviate the situation, Commissioner Trinidad Navarro issued a bulletin to agents and brokers last month, clarifying the requirements of MACRA. Listed below are some of the highlights of MACRA.

Please read the following highlights to better understand how MACRA will change the availability of certain Medicare Supplement insurance plans, more commonly known as Medigap.

“Newly eligible” means individuals who turn age 65 on or after January 1, 2020 or first become eligible for Medicare due to age, disability or end-stage renal disease on or after January 1, 2020.
As of January 1, 2020, the sale of Medigap plans C, F and F High Deductible will be discontinued and no longer available for purchase by “newly eligible” Medicare beneficiaries.
“Newly eligible” beneficiaries who turn age 65 on or after January 1, 2020 or first become eligible for Medicare due to age, disability or end-stage renal disease on or after January 1, 2020 can purchase Medigap plans D, G or G High Deductible as a substitute for Medigap plans C, F and F High Deductible.
The discontinuation of plans C, F and F High Deductible will not affect you if you are currently age 65 or will be 65 before January 1, 2020.
The discontinuation of plans C, F and F High Deductible will not affect you if you first become eligible for Medicare due to age, disability or end-stage renal disease before January 1, 2020.
Individuals who were Medicare eligible before January 1, 2020 will still be able to keep their C, F or F High Deductible plans and will be able to repurchase those lettered plans on or after January 1, 2020.
Medigap coverage cannot be canceled and is guaranteed renewable as long as the policyholder pays the premium.
For more information about upcoming changes to Medigap, please visit https://insurance.delaware.gov/divisions/dmab/ or call the Delaware Medicare Assistance Bureau (DMAB) at 1-800-336-9500 to speak to one of our Medicare counselors.

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The Delaware Department of Insurance protects Delawareans through regulation and education while providing oversight of the insurance industry to best serve the public.

Contact: Vince Ryan

Sr. Advisor to the Commissioner

Vince.ryan@delaware.gov

Office: 302.674.7303

Mobile: 302.387.7670

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