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  • NYT: Retirees Are Paying More for Health Benefits, Study Says

    12/15/2004 5:31:48 AM PST · by OESY · 305+ views
    New York Times ^ | December 15, 2004 | ROBERT PEAR
    WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 - Retirees who receive health benefits from their former employers saw premiums shoot up an average of 25 percent this year, a new study says. The study, issued Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Hewitt Associates, showed a continued erosion of retiree health benefits among large employers. Companies are requiring retirees to pay a larger share of premiums and other health costs. While continuing to provide coverage for people who have already retired, about 8 percent of large private employers took action in the last year to end all subsidized health benefits for future retirees, and...