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Podcast: Indy Audio
Episode: BIG WIN! NYC's Plan to Take City Retirees off Medicare Halted for Now
Description: Manhattan State Supreme Court Judge Lyle Frank issued a permanent injunction barring the Adams administration from transferring the retirees from traditional Medicare coverage to a Medicare Advantage plan controlled by the private insurance giant Aetna. The switch would have gone into effect on September 1. While that won’t be happening, the Adams administration has vowed to pursue an appeal to a higher court. Steven Wishnia has covered this story closely over the past two years in the pages of The Indypendent and as a guest on this show. He rejoins us to give us an update on what this latest de...