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Early Retiree Health: Health Security Act Would Shift Billions in Costs to Federal Government

HEHS-94-203FS Published: Jul 21, 1994. Publicly Released: Jul 21, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the impact of the proposed Health Security Act on retiree health care costs, focusing on the: (1) projected costs of early retiree health benefits for the federal government and U.S. companies; and (2) potential savings for these benefits under the act.

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Cost analysisEmployee medical benefitsEmployee retirement plansHealth care costsHealth care planningHealth insuranceHealth insurance cost controlNational policiesProposed legislationRetireesRetirement benefitsMedicare