Thank Your City Council Member for Preserving NYC Code 12-126!
The City of New York tried to impose a Medicare Advantage Plan in NYC Retirees. This plan was dismissed as unlawful by Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Lyle Frank, and upheld by the appeals court, because NYC Admin. Code 12-126 prohibits charging retirees for health care.
Mayor Adams and the Office of Labor Relations (OLR) have asked the City Council to change NYC Administrative Code 12-126 in order to allow City retirees to be charged for health care coverage if they opt out of the managed care plan. However, because we kept the pressure on, the City Council heard us and DID NOT vote to amend NYC Code 12-126! They deserve our thanks!
- Please take a moment to thank your City Council Member for standing with NYC Retirees and preserving NYC Code 12-126. Click here for City Council Members' contact information.
- Please also thank the specific City Council members who supported NYC retirees and preserved NYC Code 12-126. Click here for a list of their phone numbers, emails and a draft message.
We also thank the New York City Organization of Public Service Retirees for their leadership on this case and their ongoing pursuit of legal remedies on this issue. To keep informed and donate toward their ongoing efforts, click here. Their website address is https://www.nycretirees.org/
NYC MAPP did NOT take effect on April 1, but we should remain vigilent
Following a court ruling, the city has announced that the NYC Medicare Advantage Plus Plan will NOT go into effect April 1 as planned. Retirees will remain in their current health plan until further notice.
The NYC Office of Labor Relations has posted the following update on the NYC MAPP on its website:
- The NYC Medicare Advantage Plus Plan is not being implemented on April 1, 2022.
- Retirees do not need to opt out of the Medicare Advantage Plus Program in order to remain in Senior Care or their current plan on April 1.
- All retirees will remain in their current plans until further notice.
- We will post updates for retirees as we have more information.
- For additional information, you can call the special Alliance call center at 1-833-325-1190, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- To visit the OLR website, click here.
The DC 37 Retirees Association issued the following statement:
“We are gratified by the court’s ruling today. We thank the New York City Organization of Public Service Retirees for their leadership on this case. The DC 37 Retirees Association helped expose the city/Municipal Labor Committee deal. We call on the mayor to let the verdict stand without appeal. Retirees will NOT accept cuts to our benefits. We will fight back!”
- To read news coverage of this development, click here.
- To view photos of protests against NYC MAPP, scroll down.
- To read the Judge's ruling and the appeals court decision upholding it, click on the links below.
NYC MAPP Appeal Ruling 11-22-2022
