Retired Member's Association,
Fire Dept.City of NY

Retired Member's Association, Fire Dept.City of NYRetired Member's Association, Fire Dept.City of NYRetired Member's Association, Fire Dept.City of NY

Retired Member's Association,
Fire Dept.City of NY

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  • ACT NOW
  • MEDICARE
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  • COVID INFORMATION
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"NEW LEGISLATION IN THE CITY COUNCIL APPROACHES..."

TIME TO DO SOME HOMEWORK

It seems that Marianne has been burning the midnight candle. There is currently legislation in the City Council (Sponsored by Amanda Farias of District 18 of the NY City Council) that would protect choice for retirees such that:

"the City shall offer Medicare-eligible City retirees and

their Medicare-eligible dependents at least one Medigap

plan with benefits equivalent to or better than those

available to City retirees and their dependents as of

December 31, 2021. Nothing herein shall be construed

to impair the ability of any employee organization to

negotiate the terms and conditions of employment for

their employee members" 

THE NYC ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC RETIREES ARE NOW ENGAGED THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL TO ALLOW A MEDIGAP PLAN INTO THE MIX. PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING LINK TO SEE WHETHER YOUR DOCTOR(S) ARE IN THE NEW AETNA NETWORK. IF THEY ARE NOT PLEASE ALERT NYCOPR SO THEY CAN USE YOUR INFORMATION TO ALLOW ANOTHER PLAN; A MEDIGAP PLAN SO WE WOULD HAVE A CHOICE IN SELECTING A PLAN. RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE THE AETNA PLAN OR THE HIP PLAN. 

SO CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE WHETHER YOUR DOCTORS ARE IN THE PLAN:  Provider Search - Home (aetna.com) 

ONCE YOU ARE THERE, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REGISTER, 

JUST CONTINUE AS A "GUEST"

FILL IN YOUR HOME ZIP CODE, THIS WILL BE FASTER AND THEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEARCH TO SEE IF YOUR CURRENT DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS ARE IN THE NETWORK. 

IF ONE OF YOUR DOCTORS ARE NOT IN THE NETWORK, SEND THAT NOTIFICATION TO ME; bill@fdnyrma.org

I WILL COMPRISE A LIST OF DOCTORS, SPECIALISTS, HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS THAT ARE NOT IN THE NETWORK AND THEN SEND IT OFF TO MARIANNE.

SO FAR WE HAVE FOUND THAT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS NOT IN THE PLAN. IF YOU HAVE MORE OF THESE PLEASE EMAIL ME- bill@fdnyrma.org


MARIANNE WILL BE SENDING OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS ARE. THOSE LETTERS YOU HAVE RECEIVED IN THE US MAIL ARE DAUNTING AND IT GIVES YOU ONLY ONE CHOICE-THE AETNA PLAN. IT ALSO "THREATENS" YOU IF YOU DECIDE TO OPT OUT, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR MEDICARE PART B REIMBURSEMENT AND YOUR IRMA. HOPEFULLY THOSE LETTERS WILL SOON HAVE TO ADD ANOTHER PLAN, AN ADDENDUM, 

LET'S HOPE.

LIST OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BELOW:

DISCONTINUE PLEDGE CARDS FOR NOW

WE ARE AWAITING FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ...


 The list of emails to City Council:(COPY PASTE into an email with the above note.  Feel free to add your personal thoughts!) 


 CMarte@council.nyc.gov, CLRivera@council.nyc.gov, EBottcher@council.nyc.gov, KPowers@council.nyc.gov, JMenin@council.nyc.gov, GBrewer@council.nyc.gov, SAbreu@council.nyc.gov, DAyala@council.nyc.gov, KRichardson@council.nyc.gov, CDeLaRosa@council.nyc.gov, EDinowitz@council.nyc.gov, KRiley@council.nyc.gov, MVelazquez@council.nyc.gov, Psanchez@council.nyc.gov, ofeliz@council.nyc.gov, AStevens@council.nyc.gov, RSalamanca@council.nyc.gov, AFarias@council.nyc.gov, VPaladino@council.nyc.gov, Sung@council.nyc.gov, FMoya@council.nyc.gov, TCaban@council.nyc.gov, LLee@council.nyc.gov, JGennaro@council.nyc.gov, Skrishnan@council.nyc.gov, JWon@council.nyc.gov, NWilliams@council.nyc.gov, SpeakerAdams@council.nyc.gov, AEAdams@council.nyc.gov, LSchulman@council.nyc.gov, rholden@council.nyc.gov, sbrooks-powers@council.nyc.gov, JAriola@council.nyc.gov, LRestler@council.nyc.gov, JGutierrez@council.nyc.gov, CHudson@council.nyc.gov, COsse@council.nyc.gov, Snurse@council.nyc.gov, AAviles@council.nyc.gov, SHanif@council.nyc.gov, RJoseph@council.nyc.gov, DmMealy@council.nyc.gov, CBarron@council.nyc.gov, JBrannan@council.nyc.gov, KYeger@council.nyc.gov, FLouis@council.nyc.gov, MNarcisse@council.nyc.gov, AKagan@council.nyc.gov, Ivernikov@council.nyc.gov, Khanks@council.nyc.gov, DCarr@council.nyc.gov, JBorelli@council.nyc.gov 


WE ARE AWAITING FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS, SO STAND BY...

Christopher Marte 212-788-7259

Carlina Rivera212-788-7366

Erik Bottcher 212-564-7757

Keith Powers212-788-7393

Julie Menin 212-788-6865

Gale A.  Brewer 212-788-6975

Shawn Abreu 212-788-7007

Diana Ayala212-788-6960

Kristin Richardson Jordan 212-788-7397

Carmen De La Rosa 212-788-7053

Eric Dinowitz212-788-7080

Kevin C. Riley 212-788-6873

Marjorie Velazquez 212-788-7375

Pierina Ana Sanchez212-788-7074

Oswald Feliz212-788-6966

Althea Stevens212-788-6856

Rafael Salamanca, Jr.212-788-7384

Amanda Farias212-788-6853

Vickie Paladino212-788-7250

Sandra Ung718-888-8747

Francisco P. Moya212-788-6862

Tiffany Caban 212-788-6963
Linda Lee 212-788-7075

James F. Gennaro212-788-6956

Shekar Krishnan 212-788-7066

Julie Won212-788-7370

Nantasha M. Williams212-788-7084

Adrienne Adams 212-788-6850

Lynn Schulman 212-788-6981

Robert F. Holden 212-788-7381

Selvena N. Brooks-Powers 212-788-7216

Joann Ariola 212-788-7069

Lincoln Restler 212-788-7348

Jennifer Gutierrez 212-788-7095

Crystal Hudson 212-788-7081

Chi Osse 212-788-7354

Sandy Nurse 212-788-7284

Alexa Aviles 212-788-7372

Shahana Hanif 212-788-6969

Rita Joseph 212-788-7352

Darlene Mealy 212-788-7387

Charles Barron 212-788-6957

Justin Brannan 212-788-7363

Kalman Yeger 212-788-7357

Farah N. Louis 212-788-6859

Mercedes Narcisse 212-788-7286

Ari Kagan 212-788-7045

Inna Vernikov 212-788-7360

Kamillah Hanks 212-788-6972

David Carr 212-788-7159 

Joseph C. Borelli212-788-6989 


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