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![The city and the MLC are selling false promises](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba2f_28539bce5d224ccd8bc716f79e2cfd9f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/8bba2f_28539bce5d224ccd8bc716f79e2cfd9f~mv2.webp)
![Teachers’ union withdraws its support for Medicare Advantage pact, following retiree election upset](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_bceabcbafc6e48a7b2a2929d870ac451~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e9157a_bceabcbafc6e48a7b2a2929d870ac451~mv2.webp)
- Jun 25
Teachers’ union withdraws its support for Medicare Advantage pact, following retiree election upset
![Key union pulls support for moving 250K NYC retirees to Medicare Advantage](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_7c1c26255cf74b09b7a2a4c00e28c3a9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e9157a_7c1c26255cf74b09b7a2a4c00e28c3a9~mv2.webp)
- Jun 24
Key union pulls support for moving 250K NYC retirees to Medicare Advantage
![After rebuff from retirees, UFT’s Mulgrew bails on Medicare Advantage](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_262504ae55d3432cb9bb9c61e71519df~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_235,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e9157a_262504ae55d3432cb9bb9c61e71519df~mv2.webp)
- Jun 23
After rebuff from retirees, UFT’s Mulgrew bails on Medicare Advantage
![Retired NYC teachers toss out union prez’s crew in furor over Medicare coverage](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba2f_a3fa24be37ff44ec81db4e0c4990c628~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/8bba2f_a3fa24be37ff44ec81db4e0c4990c628~mv2.webp)
- Jun 16
Retired NYC teachers toss out union prez’s crew in furor over Medicare coverage
![Traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage? Some retirees aren’t allowed to choose](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_75cb598eda864457a4e96bf051c5db0d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e9157a_75cb598eda864457a4e96bf051c5db0d~mv2.webp)
- Jun 10
Traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage? Some retirees aren’t allowed to choose
![Appeals panel rebuffs city’s Medicare effort](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_0ee79d6b3f8f4f14af6db8ac2ed3e2a7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e9157a_0ee79d6b3f8f4f14af6db8ac2ed3e2a7~mv2.webp)
- May 20
Appeals panel rebuffs city’s Medicare effort
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![Harckham and Over 200 State Municipal Retirees Call for Healthcare Benefit Protections](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_b2722876da1e421a8109924e6083cc1f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_256,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e9157a_b2722876da1e421a8109924e6083cc1f~mv2.webp)
- Apr 16
Harckham and Over 200 State Municipal Retirees Call for Healthcare Benefit Protections
![Mayor kills option through which NYC retirees could keep traditional Medicare](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8bba2f_7f689f70fe8043b3bc056d483a4e993a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/8bba2f_7f689f70fe8043b3bc056d483a4e993a~mv2.webp)
- Mar 22
Mayor kills option through which NYC retirees could keep traditional Medicare
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![NYC Retirees Stand Strong With Ousted DC 37 Officers](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_9897beeb735140259d254cd52a05a1bb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e9157a_9897beeb735140259d254cd52a05a1bb~mv2.webp)
- Mar 7
NYC Retirees Stand Strong With Ousted DC 37 Officers
![NYC Retirees Mobilise to Save Their Traditional Medicare Coverage](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_24b24501e4684f719d20b014ba2f6527~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_238,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e9157a_24b24501e4684f719d20b014ba2f6527~mv2.webp)
- Mar 4
NYC Retirees Mobilise to Save Their Traditional Medicare Coverage
![Retired Teachers Seek Union Shakeup to Dodge Medicare Advantage](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_f5276333fc664f76a926c0cb894cc762~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_334,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e9157a_f5276333fc664f76a926c0cb894cc762~mv2.webp)
- Feb 26
Retired Teachers Seek Union Shakeup to Dodge Medicare Advantage
![Retirees to NYC Council Members: Do Not Be ‘Bamboozled’ By Medicare Advantage](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_861a34a278924a5d8091118f7488adf4~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e9157a_861a34a278924a5d8091118f7488adf4~mv2.webp)
- Jan 14
Retirees to NYC Council Members: Do Not Be ‘Bamboozled’ By Medicare Advantage
![An Interview with Marianne Pizzitola](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_c23735d9fa5e42538529727cf4b403d8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e9157a_c23735d9fa5e42538529727cf4b403d8~mv2.webp)
- Sep 25, 2023
An Interview with Marianne Pizzitola
![Reps. Malliotakis, Torres introduce bipartisan bill blocking Mayor Adams’ Medicare Advantage switch for NYC retirees](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_18a7c85df2c341cb8401902027cd5607~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e9157a_18a7c85df2c341cb8401902027cd5607~mv2.webp)
- Sep 14, 2023
Reps. Malliotakis, Torres introduce bipartisan bill blocking Mayor Adams’ Medicare Advantage switch for NYC retirees
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![NYC Labor Day Parade Showdown: Retirees Challenge Union Leaders On Medicare Advantage Push](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_defb30a9fc93465eb9ad61923a1b5710~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e9157a_defb30a9fc93465eb9ad61923a1b5710~mv2.webp)
- Sep 11, 2023
NYC Labor Day Parade Showdown: Retirees Challenge Union Leaders On Medicare Advantage Push
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![35 Retired Union Leaders Defend NYC Bill to Protect Medicare](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_6427b999ae7b49b7975dab0795b4051d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e9157a_6427b999ae7b49b7975dab0795b4051d~mv2.webp)
- Sep 8, 2023
35 Retired Union Leaders Defend NYC Bill to Protect Medicare
![Judge temporarily blocks Mayor Adams from switching NYC retirees to Medicare Advantage](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_a9987de415c4473a881fd216ec07c4e7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e9157a_a9987de415c4473a881fd216ec07c4e7~mv2.webp)
- Sep 6, 2023
Judge temporarily blocks Mayor Adams from switching NYC retirees to Medicare Advantage
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![‘It’s Really a Betrayal’: NYC Mayor Touts Civil Service Jobs While Retirees Are Left on the Sidewalk](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_40353a2355a74b7184afe66ceaae5636~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e9157a_40353a2355a74b7184afe66ceaae5636~mv2.webp)
- Aug 29, 2023
‘It’s Really a Betrayal’: NYC Mayor Touts Civil Service Jobs While Retirees Are Left on the Sidewalk
![Retirees Crash Adams Event to Blast Medicare Advantage Plan](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_7ddfa29ad7194627911ca269be582a8c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e9157a_7ddfa29ad7194627911ca269be582a8c~mv2.webp)
- Aug 28, 2023
Retirees Crash Adams Event to Blast Medicare Advantage Plan
![The City Council owes retirees Medicare choice: Let people pick if they want to switch to Medicare Advantage - NY Daily News](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_b3362cec1b754e67bb8296badf4bc99d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_338,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e9157a_b3362cec1b754e67bb8296badf4bc99d~mv2.webp)
- Aug 19, 2023
The City Council owes retirees Medicare choice: Let people pick if they want to switch to Medicare Advantage - NY Daily News
![NYC judge kills Eric Adams’ bid to overhaul Medicare for 250K retired workers](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_1936e1db301b4b188456b99fb47ced27~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e9157a_1936e1db301b4b188456b99fb47ced27~mv2.webp)
- Aug 11, 2023
NYC judge kills Eric Adams’ bid to overhaul Medicare for 250K retired workers
![New York City retirees score major victory in Medicare Advantage fight](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9157a_213a63ea9b4a42b383bee39bf260d7c2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_232,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e9157a_213a63ea9b4a42b383bee39bf260d7c2~mv2.webp)
- Aug 11, 2023
New York City retirees score major victory in Medicare Advantage fight