Marianne Pizzitola
Coverage of Marianne Pizzitola in the Nexus archive.
- Op-ed | Stop using retirees as New York City’s financial backstop
The op-ed argues that New York City frequently uses funds intended for retired public servants as financial backstops when the city faces cash flow problems. It critiques Mayor Zohran Mamdani for reportedly delaying a scheduled $3.7 billion contribution to the Retiree Health Benefits Trust (RHBT) to address a city cash-flow issue. The author warns that these healthcare funds were established by law for specific purposes and should not be used as general budgetary tools.
- City and Insurer to Pay $53 Million Over Retiree Copay Lawsuit
The Mamdani administration and EmblemHealth agreed to a $53 million settlement to reimburse retirees wrongly charged $15 copays under the GHI Senior Care Plan. The settlement resolves a 2022 class-action lawsuit alleging improper copay enforcement and includes a commitment to maintain current copay levels until 2028.
- NYC, EmblemHealth to pay $53M worth of copays back to 250,000 city retirees in new settlement
New York City and EmblemHealth will refund $53 million in copayments to 250,000 retired municipal workers enrolled in the Senior Plan, resolving a class action lawsuit over prohibited charges under a healthcare contract. The settlement follows a legal challenge by the New York City Organization of Public Service Retirees, which argued copays violated the agreement and burdened elderly and disabled retirees.