Carmakers In for a Long Haul In Paying Retiree Health Care
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Companies such as General Motors Corp. are currently spending a large proportion of their earnings on health care for their retirees as compared with newer automakers, as they offered generous plans to attract workers in the past and have many workers that have reached retirement age, but now are facing a difficult future as these costs rise.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2004
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60 Companies Plan to Sponsor Health Coverage For Uninsured
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Sixty large employers are forming a unit in order to offer lower-cost health insurance to uninsured workers; they hope that a large participant pool will ensure lower costs.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2005
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