NY1 News: NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees president and lawyer discuss insurance change

Mayor Eric Adams and his administration are moving ahead with a plan to change health care insurance for many retired city employees.

This means the city would eliminate traditional Medicare completely, making the privatized Medicare Advantage plan the only option available.

The change is set to move ahead with a deadline of June 30 for those who want to opt out.

But the city is now facing a lawsuit from retirees who say the Medicare Advantage plan won’t allow them to see doctors not included in its narrower scope.

Marianne Pizzitola, a retired FDNY worker who is also the president of the NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees, and Jake Gardener, a lawyer leading the class-action lawsuit, joined Errol Louis on "Inside City Hall" Wednesday night to discuss all this and more.

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