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Cutting both ways.

Matthew Weinstock
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Health care coverage is by far the biggest cost of doing business for most American companies large and small. Many are trying to cope by reducing or eliminating health benefits for retirees. That's an unhappy shock for their former employees--and it is bound to have disturbing consequences for providers.

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Cost SharingCost of IllnessEconomics, HospitalEmployer Health CostsForecastingHealth Benefit Plans, EmployeeHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedRetirementUncompensated CareUnited StatesJournal Article

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Matthew Weinstock. 2006. Cutting both ways.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16915972/

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