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Date: November 23, 2022 at 9:46:06 AM EST
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Wednesday, November 23, 2022
'Healthy' rebuke to Eric
Can't shift city retirees to privatized Medicare plan: panel
BY CHRIS SOMMERFELDT
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Mayor Adams' administration suffered another setback Tuesday in its effort to
shift retired city workers into a privatized Medicare plan as a Manhattan
appellate court upheld a ruling that deemed a key part of the plan unlawful.
For nearly a year, the Adams administration has tried to enroll the city's
roughly 250,000 retired workers in a Medicare Advantage Plan, which would
mean as much as $600 million in municipal budget savings each year thanks to
federal subsidies and a partnership with a private health insurance provider.
The savings ? which Adams has described as a crucial cushion against looming
city budget deficits ? are contingent on the administration being able to
levy a $192 monthly penalty on any retiree who opts to stay on their
traditional Medicare coverage instead of accepting the Advantage plan.
But Ma
