Older Workers’ Access to Employer-Sponsored Retiree Health Insurance, 2000–2006
| Autor: | Alice Zawacki, Elaine M. Zimmerman, Christine Eibner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Management of Technology and Innovation Strategy and Management Health insurance population characteristics Demographic economics Business Medical Expenditure Panel Survey human activities health care economics and organizations humanities Financial instability |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Labor Research. 30:350-364 |
| ISSN: | 1936-4768 0195-3613 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12122-009-9070-9 |
| Popis: | Using a multivariate framework, we analyze trends in employer provision of retiree health insurance (RHI), eligibility for new retirees, and retiree contributions. Data come for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey—Insurance Component (MEPS-IC). While RHI provision to existing retirees decreased, eligibility for new retirees declined even more. Contribution requirements increased between 2000 and 2006 for retirees not yet eligible for Medicare (less than 65 years of age), but remained stable for those who were eligible (65 years of age or older). These results suggest growing financial instability for retirees. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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