12/14/2015 – Employers fail to educate retirees on retirement medical benefits (Benefits Pro)

Surveys conducted by Towers Watson indicated a large disconnect between what employers say they did, and what retirees remember being told about their medical benefits before they retired.While 43 percent of retirees surveyed said their employers took no steps at all to help them understand and manage the cost of retiree medical benefits before they retired, just 9 percent of employers acknowledged they offered no help.

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