Current Trends & Future Outlook for Retiree Health Benefits

Current Trends and Future Outlook for Retiree Health Benefits:
Findings from the Kaiser/Hewitt 2004 Survey on Retiree Health Benefits


This survey documents the increasing costs of retiree benefits for both large private-sector employers and their retirees. It also provides an early look at the response of large employers to the Medicare prescription drug law and the subsidies it provides for maintaining retiree drug coverage.