New: A Manhattan judge has temporarily blocked a controversial plan to push New York City government retirees onto a new privatized version of Medicare run by Aetna this fall — a major victory for critics of the switch.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.A Manhattan judge is pressing pause on a controversial plan to push New York City government retirees onto a new privatized version of Medicare this fall – a major victory for critics of the switch.
A group of retired city workers filed a lawsuit in late May arguing that the Adams administration would be diminishing care for retirees and violating city law by making them pivot onto the new Aetna-run plan. “As this matter deals with health decisions of an aging and a potentially vulnerable population, mostly on fixed incomes, any lapse in care for these people could lead to deleterious impacts,” Frank stated in his order.
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