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New York City open for health insurance bids

The city will seek bids within days for its multibillion-dollar health insurance contracts, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday, invoking other cities' fiscal struggles as he deepened his stance in a standoff with unions.

By Jennifer Peltz | Updated on August 06, 2013
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — The city will seek bids within days for its multibillion-dollar health insurance contracts, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday, invoking other cities’ fiscal struggles as he deepened his stance in a standoff with unions.

Devoting a speech to economic issues, the mayor again drew the hard line he has taken on labor issues in recent years, outlined a challenge for whoever succeeds him in January and mentioned Detroit’s recent bankruptcy to illustrate what he said were the potential consequences of not trimming government health care and pension costs.

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