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Retiree health benefits: Facing extinction? - Elizabeth O'Brien's Retire Well - MarketWatch
I have not heard of any changes from my Megacorp yet, but I do expect things to change somehow. My old Megacorp currently pays 75% of my healthcare policy and half of the dental and vision premiums. They self-insure with the plans administered by Aetna.
Retiree health benefits: Facing extinction? - Elizabeth O'Brien's Retire Well - MarketWatch
With early retirees guaranteed access to health insurance, many companies are considering dropping their coverage for this segment of the population, experts say. Some instead are considering giving their employees money to use on the public exchanges. 3M plans to shift early retirees from their current coverage, which is similar to what active employees receive, over to the public exchanges in 2015, with company contributions to health reimbursements accounts helping to defray retirees’ costs.
I have not heard of any changes from my Megacorp yet, but I do expect things to change somehow. My old Megacorp currently pays 75% of my healthcare policy and half of the dental and vision premiums. They self-insure with the plans administered by Aetna.