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Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro is alerting Medicare recipients across the First State about enhanced protections and additional enrollment options now available to them.<\/p>

The expanded benefits come through Senate Bill 71, legislation that became law on September 3rd and took effect earlier this year. The new law establishes what’s known as Delaware’s Medicare “Birthday Rule” along with other enrollment safeguards for beneficiaries.<\/p>

Commissioner Navarro’s office issued the reminder on May 13, 2026, emphasizing that Medicare participants should be aware of their broadened rights under the updated regulations.<\/p>

The legislation represents a significant change in how Medicare enrollment works for Delaware residents, providing them with additional flexibility and protection options that weren’t previously available.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro reminds Medicare beneficiaries about expanded rights and enrollment opportunities. The new protections stem from Senate Bill 71, which was enacted earlier this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":66046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[837,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778688495880.jpg?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-hbh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18461,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/free-medicare-counseling-helped-delawareans-keep-2-2-million-in-2024\/","url_meta":{"origin":66047,"position":0},"title":"Free Medicare Counseling Helped Delawareans Keep $2.2 Million in 2024","author":"admin","date":"October 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"DOVER, Del. \u2014 The Delaware Department of Insurance announced that residents who used the state\u2019s Medicare Assistance Bureau counseling program in 2024 saved a total of $2.2 million. 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