title: Account-based retiree medical plans: what's good for your pension plan may be good for your retiree medical plan.
abstract: Many of the same forces that caused employers to gravitate toward account-based pension plans are beginning to spark similar changes in retiree medical plans. As medical costs continue to escalate, account-based retiree medical plans offer a new way to manage company outlays, while preserving an important benefit for retirees.
authors.affiliation: Columbus Office of William M. Mercer, Incorporated, USA.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Ruschau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010415:Pensions; D012179:Retirement / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States