This Friday, 2/6, thousands of New York City public school educators are turning up the heat for pension reform by sharing their personal stories about why it's needed.

Information about proctoring assignments, administrative duties and remote work.

For the vast majority of prescriptions, nothing has changed. In-service members should continue filling prescriptions the same way they always have, without interruption.

We know there has been some confusion and misinformation circulating about prescription coverage, so we want to take a moment to explain what is — and is not — changing when it comes to getting your prescriptions filled.

Starting Jan. 1, the NYCE PPO will become the new plan for in-service members and pre-Medicare retirees who are enrolled in GHI CBP.

This morning, the Municipal Labor Committee (MLC), the umbrella group of city municipal unions, met and voted to approve the plan, with the UFT casting its vote in accordance with the Delegate Assembly’s vote.

The NYCE PPO is the new health plan for in-service members and pre-Medicare retirees who were enrolled in GHI CBP.

The city's new health care plan can be implemented as planned, starting Jan. 1, 2026, for 750,000 city employees, pre-Medicare retirees and their families, according to a Dec. 1 ruling by a New York State Supreme Court Justice.

A lawsuit has been filed seeking to block the NYC Employees PPO plan, which replaces the GHI CBP plan on Jan. 1, 2026.

The Municipal Labor Committee voted to approve the New York City Employees PPO (NYCE PPO) plan, with the UFT casting its vote in accordance with the UFT Delegate Assembly’s vote in favor of the plan.