Ensures identical health benefits for public retirees

Latest action Jan 28, 2026

Ensures that public retirees are not having their skilled nursing care benefits reduced under the state health benefit plan at the time they enroll for medicare.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A6091, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Civil Service Law.

Committee

Civil Service And Pensions · New York State Senate

Also referred to Governmental Employees · New York State Assembly, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To ensure that no public retiree loses their skilled nursing care bene- fits when they enroll in Medicare

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsJan 28, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Civil Service And Pensions
Senate Civil Service And PensionsApr 8, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Donna Lupardo, Gabriella Romero and 9 more on Agora

Democratic7
Republican4

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Patricia Fahy says this is needed

Public retirees are required to enroll in Medicare when they become eligible, which saves the State money when Medicare becomes the primary payer for the retiree. In doing so, the retiree should not lose any health benefits simply because the payer has changed. In at least one instance, public retirees are losing the skilled nursing care benefit when they enroll in Medicare. The benefit for skilled nurs- ing care is reduced upon Medicare enrollment. The benefit for active employees and pre-Medicare retirees is 120 days without a requirement for any prior hospitalization. For Medicare-eligible retirees, the bene- fit is 20 days with a 3-day prior hospitalization requirement. This is an important benefit to retirees and should not be diminished. This bill provides that the Civil Service will ensure that there is no reduction of benefits to retired employees when they enroll in Medicare.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Jan 28, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
May 19, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Apr 8, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate

Show full history (2 earlier events)

Feb 26, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
NY Assembly
Feb 12, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
NY Senate

About this record

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