Hermit
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
I think maybe I retired from same Megacorp. My subsidized retiree medical premium this year for DW and I is $770/mo. Next year is rises ~25% to $950/mo. This is for a HDHP, 60/40 with $2K deductible per person.
I don't think Megacorp is trying to make a profit. I think they are trying to get out of providing health insurance to retirees by raising the premiums to the point where retirees can't afford to stay with them and have to get health insurance elsewhere, e.g. - ACA Health Exchanges.
I'm just going to shell out the big bucks next year. I wouldn't want to get involved in ACA until it settles down a bit if I don't have to. I will be 65 early in 2015 so it won't matter to me a lot after next year. About time for my kids to get their own insurance too. We'll see how that works about this time next year.