A recent report by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Hewitt Associates revealed that for the third straight year, retirees are paying double double-digit increases for healthcare coverage. The increase is caused by their former employers shifting a greater share of the costs to new retirees. Retiree health care coverage is also becoming an increasingly rare benefit, as health care costs continue to increase dramatically for employers.
See "Retirees' health costs jump for third year", Kimberly Blanton, The Boston Globe, December 14, 2004