Tag: senior healthcare costs

Even the best-laid plans can go awry. Retirees face the risk of a large healthcare spending shock for medical or long-term care (LTC) either because their health insurance involves significant cost sharing or because they lack insurance entirely in the case of LTC…

New study provides estimates for states, counties, cities, and school districts. In addition to pensions, most state and local governments provide other post-employment benefits (OPEBs), the largest of which is retiree health insurance. Retiree health plans have received increased attention in recent years due to rapidly rising health costs and new reporting guidelines from t…