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To the editor:
The Municipal Labor Council is scheduled to vote March 9 to consider placing the city’s municipal retirees into the Aetna Medicare Advantage plan. Questions to ponder: Why would the MLC consider the Aetna plan which does not currently have a CMS 4-star rating or greater?
Is a current Aetna network provider contractually bound to remain in Aetna's network for the duration of the NYC/Aetna contract? What percentage of providers accept Aetna as payment in full? What are the qualifications of Aetna's employees who decide initial prior authorization requests and final decisions?
Why hasn't New York State and the neighboring suburban counties entertained transitioning their retirees to Aetna? Why weren’t Marianne Pizzitola and the NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees represented at the MLC/Aetna March 2 virtual meeting?
Why were Medicare and Emblem Health representatives not present to refute Aetna's claims at the March 2 meeting ? Why was no complete physical copy of the Aetna contract available prior to the voting?
Transparency is needed for sure!!!
Joseph Campbell
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