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Requested Technical Paper
Insight: New Opportunities to Deliver Value to Post-65 Retirees
Medicare has long had significant influence over the retiree medical benefits employers offer. Today, Medicare Part D makes available a variety of plan options to retirees and opens new avenues for employers. By enabling employers to move from defined benefit group health plans to account-based individual health plans, Medicare creates the potential for employers to reduce open-ended retiree medical liabilities while at the same time helping retirees obtain comprehensive medical insurance.
[US - March 2007]
Watson Wyatt produces both Technical Papers (in-depth academic papers describing the process, progress or results of technical research) and Insights (concise, informative analysis on existing research on a variety of thematic areas).