title: Cutting both ways.
abstract: Health care coverage is by far the biggest cost of doing business for most American companies large and small. Many are trying to cope by reducing or eliminating health benefits for retirees. That's an unhappy shock for their former employees--and it is bound to have disturbing consequences for providers.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weinstock
mesh_terms: D017047:Cost Sharing; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D017049:Employer Health Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005544:Forecasting; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012179:Retirement / Q000191:economics*; D017664:Uncompensated Care / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States