COVERAGE: Short-Term Commitment To Retiree Drug Plans Leaves Future Uncertain
Businesses' wait-and-see approach to reitiree drug coverage could be the calm before a storm.Most large-scale private employers will continue to offer coverage as good as or better than the new Medicare Part D drug plan--for now. But industry experts and beneficiaries still fear that employers will drop prescription drug coverage for retirees once Medicare Part D goes into effect, a recent survey says."Most employers are accepting government subsidies and taking a wait-and-see attitude on the drug law. The widespread dropping of drug benefits that some had feared has been averted so far as businesses figure out what...
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