Eloise Goldsmith at Common Dreams reports New York State's Highest Court has ruled against New York City Retirees who had sought to block an effort by Mayor Eric Adams' Administration to move them onto a for-profit, privatized Medicare Advantage plan. In a unanimous decision, New York Court of Appeals Judge Shirley Troutman wrote that petitioners in the case are not entitled to "promissory estoppel" cause of action, the argument that Retirees throughout their employment with the City were promised traditional Medicare benefits when they retired. According to The Gothamist: The Court also ruled Retirees did not have a legally binding promise from the City that their coverage would remain unchanged. The ruling over-ruled a State Supreme Court Judge’s decision that had prevented the Adams Administration from making the switch, though the Court of Appeals said there were still issues in the case that should be sent back down to the Supreme Court, a Lower Court in New York's State System.

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