August 2022 INSIDE
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Issue #35
Medicare Standoff Threatens Cuts to Current City Workers’ Benefits BY SAM MELLINS NEW YORK FOCUS
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ast month, a years-long effort by the New York City government to move retired city workers to a cost-cutting health care plan suffered a significant setback when the insurers slated to administer it decided to withdraw, citing an uncertain start date amid an ongoing lawsuit by retirees seeking to stop the switch. The setback could cost the city’s unions hundreds of millions of dollars — and pits retirees against current workers
in a battle over scarce benefit dollars. That’s because the anticipated savings from the retiree care switch were destined for a fund controlled by the unions and the city that pays for active union workers’ health benefits. Until the city and unions find another insurance company to replace the ones that pulled out, the fund will be missing out on those savings, which the city estimated at $600 million annually. The city won’t suffer any immediate financial conse-
Carlina Rivera: A Bright Star in a Crowded Field
CM Rivera. Photo courtesy Carlina Rivera Campaign
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ew York's 10th Congressional District was redrawn earlier this year as part of the decennial redistricting process. The district is represented by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D), who is now running in the 12th Congressional District, facing off in the primary against Rep. Carolyn Maloney. The 10th District previously included the Upper West
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ashington, DC [August 16]: This week’s ten year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program’s implementation is Editorial credit: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com
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