Employer Options For Retiree Health Plans Outlined In Proposed Medicare Drug Rule
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
CMS is declining to predict whether the four retiree health coverage options available to employers and outlined in a Medicare proposed rule issued July 26 will be sufficient to stem the tide of employer dropouts
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