Boston Union Fires Back at Mayor After ‘Ultimatum’ on Dropping GLP-1 Coverage for Firefighters

Gayla Cawley – Boston Herald

The Public Employee Committee, which bargains health insurance benefits on behalf of City of Boston unions, is firing back at the Wu administration after its “ultimatum” over dropping GLP-1 weight loss coverage to cut costs.

Elissa Cadillic, PEC co-chair, said a “majority” of city unions considered the city’s offer to implement a utilization management system for fiscal year 2027 that would require prior authorization for employees seeking to be prescribed GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, and opted to go in a different direction…

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