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CUNY union testifies against potential switch to Medicare Advantage healthcare plan

By Sarah Belle Lin
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Posted on January 9, 2023
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City retirees and union members testified Monday against a proposed change to an administrative code that would shift the healthcare plan for roughly 250,000 retirees to Medicare Advantage, a privatized version of the current healthcare plan. 

The city estimates the change from Medicare Advantage could provide $600 million in annual savings, but union reps charged it would do nothing more but harm the beneficiaries. 

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CUNY union testifies against potential switch to Medicare Advantage healthcare plan

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