Tag: unfunded liabiltiies

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Putting State and Local Retiree Health Costs in Perspective

MarketWatch Blog by

March 23, 2016

Liabilities are large, but several factors limit their potential drain on resources. In a recent study, the Center estimated the aggregate unfunded liabilities for state and local governments’ other post-employment benefits (OPEBs), the largest of which relate to retiree health insur­ance.  These unfunded liabilities are $862 billion, equivalent to 28 percent of unfunded pension liabilities…