Covering retiree health-care liability. (CE Roundtable) (Panel Discussion)

From: Chief Executive (U.S.) | Date: March 1, 1993 | Copyright information

The rising cost of health-care services is a major concern in the US. The Dept of Commerce reported that medical care costs have increased by 11.5% to $838.5 billion in 1992 and will likely reach $1 trillion in 1994. The cost of retiree health-care, specifically, has grown due to such factors as the aging of the American population and the trend toward offering lucrative early-retirement packages as a means of reducing the workforce. More significantly, postemployment health-care became parti...

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