More than 250,000 retired New York City municipal workers enrolled in EmblemHealth’s Senior Plan are set to receive relief after years of paying healthcare copays they argued they were never supposed to be charged in the first place.
For older New Yorkers relying on retirement income, the $53 million class action settlement is a major victory, amNewYork reported.
What happened?
The settlement stems from a 2022 lawsuit brought by the retiree organization and former municipal workers against the city and EmblemHealth, per the outlet.
The dispute focused on copays charged through EmblemHealth’s Senior Plan, which retirees said were barred by their contract…