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A federal pilot program has artificial intelligence helping to decide which medical procedures will be covered by the insurer.

Retirees had protested the planned transition, saying it was a potential obstacle to accessing certain medical providers and treatments that also left the door open for increased costs.

The deadline to opt out was this coming Monday, but seniors who decided to stay on traditional Medicare would have had to waive their city benefits and pay for their health coverage themselves.

Tens of thousands of retired New York City workers and their dependents have until Monday to decide whether to opt out of a new privatized Medicare plan that’s slated to replace their existing coverage in the fall.

The company submitted a petition on Tuesday to intervene in a lawsuit that New York City retirees filed against the city and Mayor Eric Adams in Manhattan Supreme Court last month.

The mayor is showing no signs of stopping a plan to switch municipal retirees to a private Medicare Advantage plan – with or without the cooperation of the City Council or the retirees’ support.

An arbitrator has directed the city to move ahead with a plan to shift municipal retirees onto Medicare Advantage.

The Municipal Labor Committee, which negotiates on behalf of unions representing city workers, voted Wednesday to approve a new health plan.

The Obama campaign says that Ryan's "plan also would end Medicare as we know it by turning it into a voucher system, shifting thousands of dollars in health care costs to seniors."

Dr. Manheimer convinced surgeons at NYU's Langone Medical Center to waive the $20,000 in fees for Angel's surgery, but the administration refused to cover the rest.