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City petitions state’s high court to back Medicare switch

Retiree arguments ‘misguided,’ appeals motion argues

BY RICHARD KHAVKINE
Posted 7/5/24

The Adams administration has petitioned the Court of Appeals to sanction its effort to shift 250,000 retired municipal workers to a privately administered Medicare Advantage plan. 

In an appeals motion filed Thursday with the state’s highest court, city attorneys argue that municipal retirees and their representatives have been “misguided” in trying to preserve their current coverage and outline “dire consequences” if the city is barred from instituting the switch.  

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