The City Council’s bipartisan Common Sense Caucus has filed an amicus brief with the New York State Court of Appeals in support of municipal retirees fighting to maintain their traditional Medicare supplemental health insurance.
The brief, submitted in a closely watched class action lawsuit, marks the third time the caucus has formally backed the retirees in their legal effort to block the city from switching their health coverage to a privatized Medicare Advantage plan. The court is set to hear oral arguments in the case on May 15.
