NYC, EmblemHealth to pay $53M worth of copays back to 250,000 city retirees in new settlement

New York City and EmblemHealth will refund $53 million in copayments to 250,000 retired municipal workers enrolled in the Senior Plan, resolving a class action lawsuit over prohibited charges under a healthcare contract. The settlement follows a legal challenge by the New York City Organization of Public Service Retirees, which argued copays violated the agreement and burdened elderly and disabled retirees.