New York City Has 25 Days to Settle Retirees’ Switch to Privatized Insurance, Arbitrator Rules
The ruling puts pressure on the city to finalize a Medicare Advantage plan for a quarter million retirees — and may lead to the elimination of Senior Care.
Sam Mellins · December 15, 2022

Retirees protested the planned shift in their healthcare outside City Hall last year. | Sam Mellins

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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