Court of Appeals ruling dismays municipal retiree group fighting to protect its Medicare benefits

June 18, 2025 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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CITYWIDE — A GROUP OF MUNICIPAL RETIREES expressed disappointment in the Court of Appeals ruling that reversed a lower court protecting their traditional federal Medicare plan. Marianne Pizzitola, president of NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees, alleged in a statement that “today’s ruling allows the city to force retirees into the default plan of Project 2025.” The statement also indicated that “the solution to protecting seniors’ healthcare has always been with the City Council and the Mayor. The next Council and Mayor need to do the right thing and codify protections for seniors in City law.”

Last fall, the Court of Appeals seemed to rule with the retirees in a decision handed down on Dec. 17, 2024, ruling that the city must continue to pay the entire cost of any health insurance plan retirees select, thus preserving their right to city-funded Medicare supplemental insurance.

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