Detectives' Endowment Association, Inc. — Scott Munro, President
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Senior Care Co-Pay Issue

Senior Care Co-Pay Issue

On a related issue to the Medicare Advantage situation, on January 11, 2023, Supreme Court, New York County Justice Lyle Frank issued a preliminary injunction against the City, Emblem Health and GHI, that temporarily bars them from charging any of the co-payments in the GHI Senior Care plan that went into effect on January 1, 2022. At this time, the DEA is advising all retirees that they are not required to pay the newly imposed $15 co-pay for doctor’s office visits, pending a final decision in the lawsuit or another court ruling. If a retired member’s doctor or medical provider still requires you to pay this co-pay, because they are not yet aware of the court ruling, you should pay the co-pay and keep the receipt. If this preliminary injunction becomes a final ruling upheld on appeal, the DEA will work to recoup any money that our retirees have spent on these co-pays since they went into effect on January 1, 2022.

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