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When the Network Vanishes: NYCEPPO Members Were Promised More Doctors — Instead, They’re Losing Thousands
How UnitedHealthcare’s network is silently shrinking, entire hospital systems are cutting ties, and its Optum clinics are closing — and why NYC workers…
Nov 14
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October 2025
ABC Mass Meeting
Activism is stressed (and the time for it is now).
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Oct 28
Don’t Miss Tomorrow’s Big Three: ABC-UFT Mass Meeting, Kazansky Workshop & Para/CL Town Hall
Three virtual events on October 23 — the ABC-UFT Mass Meeting, David Kazansky’s early-afternoon workshop, and a Para Respect Town Hall — offer UFT…
Oct 23
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Mulgrew Lied Again: How the UFT and City Sold Members on a “No-Tiering” Plan Built on - Guess What? Tiering.
The latest Mulgrew lie: There's no tiering in this plan. / The truth: The original plan was always the three tiers in the present plan, with Tier 1…
Oct 6
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Behind the Gates: How UMR Takes Over Utilization Management In Our Health Plan — and Why the AI & 'Clean Claim' Clauses Should Sound Alarms
We've read the fine print. And we're right. The contract says: ”Emblem will utilize UMR systems and follow UMR protocols for the provision of UM…
Oct 2
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Minority Report
UFT Delegate Assembly passes health contract sight unseen, September 29, 2025
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Oct 2
UFT and MLC Approve New Health Plan Amid Sharp Criticism
On Monday, September 29, the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Delegate Assembly voted overwhelmingly to support the city’s proposed health care plan…
Oct 2
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September 2025
The $100 Million Secret: How The Deal to Hand Over UFT Members’ Prescription Data Could Fuel UHC’s Denials
Delegates must reject the NYCEPPO plan, if our prescription data is being used against us. Show us the contract if it’s as good as promised.Show us the…
Sep 29
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Why UFT Delegates Must Vote 'No' on the NYCEPPO Plan if UnitedHealthcare Standards Are Applied To All
Trust in this plan continues to be frayed as union leadership refuses to share the unredacted contract and related documents. Now, the leading…
Sep 28
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AI Denials in The Newly Proposed NYCEPPO Healthcare Plan
Is our union leadership (the UFT and MLC) ready to handle AI-based healthcare denials? Have they put protections in place for members in this new plan…
Sep 27
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Why UFT Chapter Leaders and Delegates Must Vote “NO” on the NYC Employees PPO Plan
Taken together, these three reasons — the missing contracts, the reckless self-funded gamble, and Mulgrew’s record of betrayal — all point to one…
Sep 24
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Growing Resistance to New UFT Healthcare Plan Despite Unamimous Vote on Healthcare Committee - Calls for NO VOTE at Sept. 29 DA
Keep asking questions.
Sep 18
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