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Employee Benefits: Financing Health Benefits of Retired Coal Miners

HRD-92-130FS Published: Jul 22, 1992. Publicly Released: Aug 05, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information regarding proposed legislation for coal industry retirees' health benefits and existing pension trusts, focusing on: (1) the characteristics of the trusts' beneficiaries; (2) the benefits provided; and (3) the present and projected financial condition of the trusts.

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BeneficiariesCoal miningCoalminers benefitsEmployee medical benefitsLabor unionsLitigationMining industryPensionsProposed legislationRetireesTrust fundsMedicare