Trends & Indicators Chartbook: Exhibit 2.7: Percentage of All Large Firms (200 or More Workers) Offering Retiree Health Benefits‡, 1988-2005

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Exhibit 2.7: Percentage of All Large Firms (200 or More Workers) Offering Retiree Health Benefits‡, 1988-2005

The percentage of firms offering retiree coverage has declined significantly over time, although there has been no significant change since 1993. Sixty-six percent of all large firms (with 200 or more workers) offered retiree coverage in 1988, compared with 33% in 2005.

‡Among firms that offer health benefits to active workers.

Note: Tests found no statistically different estimates from the previous year shown at p<.05. No statistical tests were conducted for years prior to 1999.

Source: Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits, 1999-2005; KPMG Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998; The Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA), 1988. From Exhibit 11.1, at http://www.kff.org/insurance/7315/sections/ehbs05-11-1.cfm.

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Trends and Indicators in the Changing Health Care Marketplace
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Information Updated: 04/26/06