KFF November 18, 2024
Meredith Freed, Tricia Neuman, Matthew Rae, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek

Employer and union-sponsored retiree health plans play an important role in providing supplemental benefits to about a quarter (24%) of all people with Medicare or 14.5 million Medicare beneficiaries. However, the share of employers offering retiree health benefits has been shrinking. Among large employers that offer health benefits to active workers, the share offering retiree health benefits has dropped from 66% in 1988 to 24% in 2024, according to the latest KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey. And among large firms offering health benefits to active workers and retirees, 64 percent offer retiree health benefits to Medicare-age retirees in 2024. Among the declining share of large firms that offer retiree health benefits to Medicare-age retirees, Medicare Advantage has become more popular.

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Topics: Employer, Insurance, Medicare Advantage, Survey / Study, Trends
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