For Some Retirees, Health Insurance Is Tax Free
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Since 2000, federal employees have been able to pay their health insurance premiums on a tax-free basis. The tax code does not extend this perk to federal retirees, to their dismay.
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WASHINGTON -- The elderly got a little break on the cost of medicine in the second quarter of the year.
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Money is running out for some local governments who use pension funds to help pay for retired workersâ health care.
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Doing some work after retirement can give you the best of both worlds.
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Jump in the expense of firm-based benefits on per-employee basis is lowest since 1999. By Jeff Swiatek. The cost of health care benefits slowed for a second consecutive year in 2004 in part because employees
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Even with Medicare, you'll end up paying nearly half of your health-care expenses, so if you don't have retiree coverage from your employer, you may want supplemental insurance. Make sure you have what you need.
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Health insurance premiums for federal employees and retirees will increase by an average of 2.1 percent next year, the Office of Personnel Management announced this afternoon.
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Big U.S. businesses will in general maintain retiree health benefits next year despite fears they would be cut to compensate for benefits to the elderly in the new Medicare law, a survey found.
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Going without healthcare coverage can spell disaster for your finances.
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Tax time has come and gone, but it's always a good time boost your retirement savings.
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Health-care initiatives aimed at federal retirees and employees are under consideration in Congress and in the Bush administration.
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To cope with rising health care costs, companies are asking current retirees to pay more for health insurance and some are telling future retirees to do without, according to a study released yesterday.
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While many elderly Americans are  standing in long lines for flu shots, the vaccine is readily  available for free to members of Congress and staff at the U.S.  Capitol, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
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In the past four years, Americans have spent a growing portion of their paychecks on health care and for the most part gotten less for their money, according to government figures and several independent studies.
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The fall can be an anxious time for employees across the country, as companies hold their annual open enrollment periods and invite workers to choose benefits from a complex range of health insurance, disability coverage and retirement savings alternatives.
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For today&#39;s workers hoping for medical benefits when they retire, the future is looking increasingly grim. Eight percent of employers interviewed said they had eliminated subsidized health benefits for future
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The health insurer got a boost from its growing government segment, a lower-than-expected income tax rate and a gain on the sale of a venture capital investment.