This paper examines the prevalence of retiree health benefits among Medicare-eligible retirees. It discusses the percentage of retirees with employment-based retiree health benefits over the 1994-2008 period. It also examines the trend for individually purchased coverage as a supplement to...

This paper examines how current health reform legislation being debated in Congress will impact the future of retiree health benefits. The paper also provides background on the impact of private-sector accounting rule changes on the availability of retiree health benefits since the mid-1990s;...

In general, Americans support concepts that are on the table for health reform. For instance, a majority either strongly or somewhat support health insurance market reform, the availability of a public plan option, mandates on employers and individuals, and expansion of public programs to cover...

This paper presents findings from the 2009 Health Confidence Survey (HCS), the 12th wave of an annual survey that examines a broad spectrum of health care issues, including Americans’ satisfaction with health care today, their confidence in the future of the health care system and the Medicare...

This paper examines the administrative and implementation issues that arise with capping the exclusion of employment-based health coverage from workers' taxable income, which is likely to be at the center of the upcoming national debate on overhauling the U.S. health coverage system, a top...

This paper examines fundamental tax reform as it relates to employment-based health benefits and health insurance. It focuses on the specifics of the Bush proposal, but the issues apply to the overall concept of changing the way health insurance is taxed. It summarizes the current tax treatment...

This paper examines the notion that employers have reached a tipping point over health costs and will cease offering health care benefits to their workers. In the end, an evaluation of recent data does not suggest that the end of employment-based health benefits is upon us. However, the message...

This paper examines the amount of savings Medicare beneficiaries are projected to need to cover program deductibles, premiums and other health expenses in retirement. For the purposes of this study, health expenses include premiums for Medicare Parts B and D, premiums for Medigap Plan F, and...

This paper examines data from the SHRM/EBRI 2014 Health Benefits Survey. The survey was conducted in February and March 2014 by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) to better understand changes to employer-sponsored health coverage...