Tag: Health care

While logic would tell you that staying healthy holds down health care costs in retirement, new research suggests that healthy retirees actually face higher total health care costs...

A new survey found uninsured medical expenses rival retirement savings as the most pressing financial concern for Americans.

Fidelity Investments' annual Retiree Health Care Costs Estimate indicated a 65-year-old couple retiring this year will need $250,000 to pay for medical expenses throughout retirement, not including nursing...

Health-care costs for retiring Americans, including nursing home care, average $260,000 and can exceed $500,000, according to research conducted by the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston...

The latest Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) Issue Brief examined how current health reform legislation being debated in Congress will impact the future of retiree health benefits.

Like most Americans who have health insurance (and most do), I’m reasonably happy with what I already have.

Ford Motor Co. will reinstate its 401(k) match in 2010, according to a company announcement.

Some 47% of polled Gen Y employees with an employer-sponsored retirement savings program said retirement savings has to take a back seat to funding everyday costs, such as...

Seventy percent of surveyed Americans believe products with guarantees are worth the cost, according to a study about life insurance by Prudential Financial, Inc., an insurance provider.

Large U.S. employers are continuing to shift significant health coverage costs to retirees or exiting sponsored retiree health benefit programs altogether, according to Towers Perrin’s 2010 Retiree Health...

Nearly half (49%) of 63 surveyed CFOs at financial services firms said their companies are reducing employee bonuses in the next six months, according to Grant Thornton LLP.

At the PLANADVISER National Conference, a panel of big names in the independent advisory space discussed why independence might be a good choice for retirement plan advisers.

A court ruled that Boeing Co. did not violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) or the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA) when it presented changes to...

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reopened a case in which retirees of LG Philips Displays are seeking to be reinstated with health benefits that ended...

A new report suggests what employers can do to address health care and retirement concerns presented by an aging population.

Americans with a written financial plan from an adviser are more likely to include health-care costs as part of their retirement planning, according to a new survey.

MetLife has enhanced its Web-based Benefits Benchmarking Tool for employers and brokers to compare benefits to companies with a similar profile.

Though the economy still tops their list of concerns, the majority of surveyed small-business owners said they expect an economic turnaround this year or next.

Research from The Principal Financial Group found that American business owners lack a long-term plan to exit or transition their business.

The U.S. Treasury Department released a brochure that explains the basics of health savings accounts (HSAs).