Delaware was one of eight states chosen to participate in an initiative to inform healthy policymaking. The state will get technical assistance and interact with other states to enhance its analysis of the Medicaid program. Roughly 230,000 Delawareans, including seniors, those with low-incomes and individuals with disabilities, receive Medicaid.
The executive director of Delaware Foundation for Reaching Citizens with intellectual disabilities and local senior high school football players share the value and excitement behind the upcoming 63rd annual Blue-Gold All-Star football game, including the time spent with their buddies through the Hand-in-Hand program.
The number of Americans seeking Social Security disability benefits has significantly dropped; last year fewer than 1.5 million applied, the lowest since 2002. This trend indicates a stronger economy pulling employees back into the workforce, newly tightened eligibility for disability coverage and an increasing number of baby boomers leaving the program because they have become eligible for retirement benefits and Medicare.
Nemours A.I. DuPont Children’s Hospital honored the many accomplishments of Micah Fowler, a young adult with cerebral palsy (CP) who plays a character with the condition on ABC’s show, “Speechless”. Fowler has been treated at Nemours various times.
More than 500 Delaware police officers participated in the three-day Torch Run in support of Special Olympics Delaware. Officers participated in Torch Run-related events throughout the year as well, including fundraising and volunteering. Law enforcement have raised more than $7 million in the past three decades for the organization.
