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Judge Blocks City’s Bid to Slap Monthly Penalty on Retirees Opting Out of Medicare Advantage; UFT Backs Off on Supporting Switch
…Manhattan Judge’s new ruling effectively saving their traditional Medicare coverage from privatization. Municipal retirees opposing the shift to privatized Medicare Advantage held a “die-in” outside City Hall in September. This…