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Article: Employer-sponsored health insurance for retirees: the need and cost. (research summary)
- Article from:
- Monthly Labor Review
- Article date:
- May 1, 1987
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Employer-sponsored health insurance for retirees: the need and the cost
Retirees in the private sector are finding employer-sponsored health insurance an increasingly important benefit, according to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Labor's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration. Some highlights:
Although medicare is the principal source of health coverage for the elderly, private health insurance, especially coverage provided through employer-sponsored group plans, provides an important supplement. The significance of private health benefits is likely to continue to grow as early retirement becomes even more common, life expectancy ...