Healthcare Triage: Employer-Based Insurance Can Trap You at Work

Here’s another possible consequence of repealing the Affordable Care Act: It would be harder for many people to retire early. That’s the topic of this week’s Healthcare Triage.
Healthcare Triage: Employer-Based Insurance Can Trap You at Work

Here’s another possible consequence of repealing the Affordable Care Act: It would be harder for many people to retire early. That’s the topic of this week’s Healthcare Triage.
The shrinkage of employee retirement resources in the U.S. has been well documented, as employers shift more risk onto their workers. Less so is the rate at which employers have been eliminating healthcare benefits for retirees. As the Kaiser Family Foundation recently reported, retiree health coverage is becoming an endangered species.