tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2003 Issue 29

Medicare Coverage: EEOC Proposes Coordination Of Retiree Benefits With Medicare

An employer could offer less generous health coverage for older retirees eligible for Medicare or state-sponsored retiree health benefits than it does for younger employees, or even cut coverage entirely for Medicare-eligibles, according to a July 14 proposed rule from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.. In 2000, a federal appellate court determined that this practice violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the EEOC adopted as its national enforcement policy the holding of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in Erie County Retirees Association v. County of Erie. But in Aug., 2001, the agency...

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