Retired City Workers Brace for Shift to Privatized Health Care
City leaders have awarded a contract to provide city retirees private Medicare-like insurance to a corporate coalition termed “The Alliance.” Former public workers worry their coverage may change.
Sam Mellins and Rachel M. Cohen · August 19, 2021

Mayor Bill de Blasio shakes hands with District Council 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido, whose union will be affected by the change | Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office
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Benefit comparison from a City University of New York Professional Staff Congress presentation given on July 27.
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Sam Mellins is senior reporter at New York Focus, which he has been a part of since launch day. His reporting has also appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Intercept, THE CITY, and The Nation.
Rachel M. Cohen is a freelance journalist based in Washington DC and a contributing writer to The Intercept.
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