Retired NYC Workers Celebrate Medicare Switch Court Win
The court ruled retirees who opt-out of the switch to Medicare Advantage plans can keep their current insurance free of charge. The Adams administration is appealing the ruling.
Sam Mellins · March 3, 2022

Retired municipal workers workers celebrate outside City Hall a legal victory protecting their healthcare benefits. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY
This article was published in partnership with THE CITY.

Steve Cohen, a lawyer representing the Organization of Public Service Retirees, speaks outside City Hall on March 3
| Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY
Additional reporting by Reuven Blau.

Sam Mellins is senior reporter at New York Focus, which he has been a part of since launch day. His reporting… more
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