Health Care Costs for Retired City Workers Could Dramatically Increase Under City Plan
A quarter million retired city workers could be left with bigger health insurance bills and fewer doctor choices under a city plan to change their health insurance.
Sam Mellins · April 21, 2021

Mayor Bill de Blasio shakes hands with District Council 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido, who is said to support the proposed change. | Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office
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