Absolutely. However, if their "contract" for employment included retirement health insurance benefits, they are entitled to them.
Where there were restrictions or no benefit guarantees, I (as a taxpayer), do not want to pay the premiums for those who do not have coverage. I already am paying premiums for those on Medicaid, and to add socialized medicine taxes to my income for the benefit of others is PURE socialism (aka, wealth re-distribution)
Health benefits for retirees have been part of the picture in most large corporations and governments since WWII. There would be a diminishingly small number of California retirees who didn't have health benefits as part of their retirement.
Health benefits for retirees have been part of the picture in most large corporations and governments since WWII. There would be a diminishingly small number of California retirees who didn't have health benefits as part of their retirement.