Beschreibung:
1. Retirement benefits in the public sector : the role of retiree health plans -- 2. The economics of retiree health insurance benefits -- 3. Descriptions of state retiree health plans -- 4. Funding and liabilities of state retiree health plans -- 5. Explaining the differences in financial status of state retiree health plans -- 6. Retiree health plans for public school teachers -- 7. The future of public sector retiree health insurance.
While retiree health plans are a dying benefit in the private sector, all US states and many local governments extend health insurance coverage to their retired employees. This book is the first to thoroughly examine public sector health insurance plans. Retiree Health Plans in the Public Sector provides a detailed description of the current plans offered and compares how they vary across states