Judge ‘Permanently’ Bans Medicare Advantage Switch for City Retirees
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- Jul 27, 2023
D.C. Welcomes NYC Retirees as Heroes in the Fight to Save Medicare
Work-Bites by Bob Hennelly Published: July 27, 2023 The New York City Organization of Public Service Retirees [NYCOPSR] was given a...
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- Jul 21, 2023
Medicare Disadvantage For City Government Retirees
West View News By J.Taylor Basket and Jesse Kasowitz Medical insurance issues are now making NYC Government retirees sick. NYC retirees...
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- Jul 13, 2023
Barron, city retirees temporarily win big in legal battle over Medicare coverage
Amsterdam News by ARIAMA C. LONG Report for America Corps Member / Amsterdam News Staff A judge granted city retirees a temporary...
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- Jul 11, 2023
What you need to know about NYC retirees’ health care fight
City And State NewYork By ANNIE MCDONOUGH A Manhattan judge temporarily blocked the city’s long pursued and controversial plan to switch...
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- Jul 7, 2023
Judge blocks Medicare Advantage switch for 250K NYC retirees, days before crucial deadline
Gothamist By Caroline Lewis A Manhattan judge is pressing pause on a controversial plan to push New York City government retirees onto a...
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- Jul 7, 2023
AARP NY Applauds Court Ruling Blocking Cuts to NYC Retirees’ Health Benefits Days Before Crucial Deadline
Local Aarp by Erik Kriss City Judge Temporarily Blocks Mayor’s Plan to Diminish Health Care for 250,000 City Retirees by Pushing Them...
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- Jun 23, 2023
New York City Organization Of Public Service Retirees Fight For Their Promised Healthcare
The Wave By Marianne Pizzitola, President, NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees Published: June 23, 2023 Throughout the past two...
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- May 30, 2023
Municipal retirees sue city over Medicare Advantage switch
Crains New York by Jacqueline Neber Municipal retirees rallying outside City Hall Wednesday after the lawsuit was filed Published: May...
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- May 25, 2023
New York City Organization Of Public Service Retirees Secures Another Appellate Victory For Retiree Healthcare Rights
PR Newswire by Walden Macht & Haran Published: May 26, 2023 The NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees secured another major...
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- Apr 14, 2023
NYC Retirees Rally To Save Healthcare
The Wave By The Wave Published: April 14, 2023 Dozens of municipal retirees, active city workers, and members of the NYC Organization of...
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- Apr 13, 2023
Retired City Workers Hold Largest Medicare Advantage Protest to Date
THE INDEPENDENT By INDEPENDENT STAFF Published: April 13, 2023 Retired city workers have been protesting mayoral plans to hand over their...
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- Mar 30, 2023
Adams Inks Deal with Aetna, Paving Way for Switch to Medicare Advantage
The City By Claudia Irizarry Aponte Published: March 30, 2023 City officials on Thursday inked a five-year contract with the insurance...
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- Mar 10, 2023
More Retiree Health Plans Move Away From Traditional Medicare - The New York Times
The New York Times By Mark Miller Published: March 10, 2023 Retirees whose former employers offer health coverage are being shifted to...
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- Mar 10, 2023
New York City Retirees Fight Their Own Unions to Stop Catastrophic Health Care Cuts
Labor Notes By Jenny Brown Union retirees protested the mayor's and the the Municipal Labor Committee's effort to change a city law...
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- Jan 13, 2023
Bill to switch health care for retirees hits city council
THE RIVERDALE PRESS By Sachi McClendon Published: January 13, 2023 Councilwoman Carmen De La Rosa, whose district covers Marble Hill and...
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- Dec 14, 2022
New York City Has 25 Days to Settle Retirees’ Switch to Privatized Insurance, Arbitrator Rules
The City by Sam Mellins, New York Focus Retired city workers have been advocating for more affordable medical insurance, March 3, 2022....
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- Nov 24, 2022
Appeals court backs retirees in Medicare skirmish with city
The Chief Leader by Richard Khavkine Published: Nov 25, 2022 An appeals court panel has sided with city retirees in their battle with...
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- Oct 21, 2022
New York City retirees protest attempts by Adams administration and unions to slash health benefits
WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE By Tim Avery Published: Oct 21, 2022 The new plan saves the city over $600 million by shifting costs onto...
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- Jun 18, 2022
Retirees accuse NYC of lying to judge in battle over health benefits
NEW YORK POST By Susan Edelman and Rich Calder Published: June 18, 2022 City lawyers lied to a state judge in a “shameful” bid to cheat...
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- Mar 10, 2022
Retirees save $200 a month in court case
Queens Chronicle By Naeisha Rose Published: March 10, 2022 Justice Lyle Frank of state Supreme Court in Manhattan ruled last week that...
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- Mar 3, 2022
Retired NYC Workers Celebrate Medicare Coverage Switch Court Win
THE CITY By Sam Mellins Published: March 03, 2022 A years-long fight over a planned cost-cutting change to retired city employees’ health...
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- Nov 11, 2021
Retired City Workers Voice Opposition to New City Health Plan in Chaotic Public Hearing
New York Focus By Sam Mellins Published: Nov 11, 2021 Over 50 retired city workers testified in opposition to New York City’s plan to...
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- Sep 26, 2021
Judge blocks New York City from kicking retirees off health insurance
The River Dale Press . By ERIC HARVEY Published: Sep 27, 2021 A judge has ordered a stop to the plan to kick a quarter-million retirees...
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