New York’s Medicare Advantage health plan is a betrayal

Retirees protesting the Medicare Advantage situation regarding Law 12-126 outside City Hall, Manhattan, New York on Wednesday, October 12, 2022.

The lure of free money leads people to do short-sighted and even illegal things. It’s happening right now, as New York City again seeks to force 250,000 municipal retirees off traditional Medicare and into an inferior insurance plan, Medicare Advantage. The city’s incentive is easy to understand: money. Moving people moves $500 million a year … Read more