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Health Service Board approves Blue Shield Medicare PPO for city retirees over UnitedHealthcare
Summary
The Health Service Board voted 4–2 to adopt the staff recommendation to award the 2025 Medicare Advantage prescription drug passive PPO (MAPD PPO) to Blue Shield of California, replacing UnitedHealthcare for the Medicare retiree plan; retirees and unions strongly opposed the change during public comment.
The San Francisco Health Service Board voted 4–2 to approve the staff recommendation to add Blue Shield of California as the Medicare Advantage prescription drug passive PPO (MAPD PPO) plan for the 2025 plan year, replacing UnitedHealthcare for the city’s Medicare retiree coverage.
Supervisor Dorsey moved to accept the staff’s recommendation and Doctor Fiona Wilson seconded. In a roll call vote the board recorded Vice President Howe, Supervisor Dorsey, Commissioner Greg Sass and Doctor Fiona Wilson as voting yes; Commissioner Art Howard and Commissioner Claire Zavansky voted no. The motion passed, 4–2, and the board chair said that the next agenda item concerning UnitedHealthcare would be rendered null.
The vote came after more than 35 callers and roughly 30 in‑person…
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