General Surgery Coding Alert - 2003 Issue 9
Medicare: FUTURE RETIREES MUST PINCH PENNIES TO PAY FOR MEDIGAP
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Article Overview
This piece summarizes an analysis from the Employee Benefit Research Institute on how declining employer retiree coverage and rising health costs may affect retirement planning. It is relevant to benefits professionals, financial planners, and healthcare policy readers interested in retiree health funding, Medicare supplemental coverage costs, and proposed pretax savings approaches for future retirees.
Why This Topic Matters
The article highlights why retiree health expenses are becoming a larger part of retirement planning and why tax treatment of premium payments and related expenses may matter to future retirees and advisors.
What You Will Learn
- How rising retiree health costs are affecting retirement planning
- Why employer-sponsored retiree coverage has become less common
- What kinds of policy ideas have been discussed to support retiree health funding
- Why Medicare supplemental coverage expenses are part of the broader retirement savings discussion
Who Should Read This
- Benefits administrators
- Financial planners
- Retirement consultants
- Healthcare policy readers
- Employers offering retiree benefits
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