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OPEB Reform

Health Benefits for Public Retirees

At a recent town financial forum in Belmont, a number of residents questioned whether we should continue to promise subsidized health plans for retirees from state and local government jobs. In this post I’d like to sketch a possible response to the problem and get some feedback.

Posted byWill BrownsbergerNovember 20, 2014January 8, 2015Posted inOPEB Reform38 Comments on Health Benefits for Public Retirees

Retiree Health Care Benefits

One of the critical issues before the Public Service Committee this year is retiree health care benefits. We recently held a hearing on the issue which Anne Landry has summarized …

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Posted byWill BrownsbergerNovember 6, 2013June 29, 2014Posted inOPEB Reform1 Comment on Retiree Health Care Benefits

Health Care Benefit Cost Control — Recommendations Released

The final report of the OPEB commission came out last week. The report maps out $10 to $20 billion in savings.

Posted byWill BrownsbergerJanuary 17, 2013June 29, 2014Posted inOPEB Reform

Resources on retiree health benefits

Key resources on this issues include: Mass Taxpayers Foundations report on municipal liabilities. Pioneer Institute White Paper: The Elephant in the Room:  Unfunded Public Employee Health Care Benefits and GASB …

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Posted byWill BrownsbergerFebruary 15, 2011June 29, 2014Posted inOPEB Reform
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