Mayor Adams signs controversial contract that eliminates traditional Medicare for retired NYC workers

Mayor Adams signed off on a contract Thursday that will eliminate traditional Medicare coverage for retired city government workers and shift them into a privatized version of the program instead — a controversial move that immediately drew a lawsuit threat from a grassroots retiree group. The contract with private health insurance giant Aetna is the culmination of a years-long effort by the city to enroll its roughly 250,000 municipal... + full article