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Last post 05-07-2008 8:10 AM by Douglas Keegan. 5 replies.
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  • 05-06-2008 12:09 PM

    Health Care Cost Assumptions

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    I am doing a research project for my company for pre-65 and post 65 health care cost assumptions.

    There is a good report by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College for post-65. You can see the report at www.crr.bc.edu

    There are many variables pre-65. Any thoughts? Any resource materials? I would be happy to share my finding once I get my hands around the current research.

    Thanks,

    Doug Keegan

  • 05-06-2008 2:55 PM In reply to

    Re: Health Care Cost Assumptions

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    Hi Doug-the link for the BC research didn't work. When I was getting my master's I went to the Dept of Labor Board of Statistics and found a ton of information regarding everything a 75 year old man would be paying for on a yearly basis. You might be able to find something there.

    Regards,

    Kathleen Murray


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    From: Douglas Keegan <bounce-206601@fpanet.org>
    To: kath5leen@aol.com
    Sent: Tue, 6 May 2008 11:11 am
    Subject: [FPA_Healthcare] Health Care Cost Assumptions

    I am doing a research project for my company for pre-65 and post 65 health care cost assumptions.
    There is a good report by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College for post-65. You can see the report at www.crr.bc.edu
    There are many variables pre-65. Any thoughts? Any resource materials? I would be happy to share my finding once I get my hands around the current research.
    Thanks,
    Doug Keegan


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  • 05-06-2008 8:29 PM In reply to

    Re: Health Care Cost Assumptions

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     You might want to check out this article on Fidelity's study that was done about  a year ago. It was widely quoted by the press http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/health-care-costs-retirement-rise/story.aspx?guid=%7BEF2B6CDA-E176-4747-B528-76AC814051C5%7D.

    Additionally FAS (Fed Accounting Standards) 157 is requiring companies to account accurately for retireee health care benefits beginning in 2009. This is likley to produce a wealth of data in the near future. It has caused a great deal of controversey in the accounting profession but the info will be very useful

     

    Martin Siesta 

     

    Martin Siesta CFP, ChFC, MSFS
    Compass Wealth Management
    Maplewood NJ

  • 05-07-2008 8:05 AM In reply to

    RE: Health Care Cost Assumptions

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    Thank you for the response. I’m sorry, all you need to put is crr.bc.edu and it should pull up.

     

    From: fpa_healthcare@fpanet.org [mailto:fpa_healthcare@fpanet.org] On Behalf Of Kathleen Murray
    Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 4:57 PM
    To: Keegan, Doug
    Subject: Re: [FPA_Healthcare] Health Care Cost Assumptions

     

    Hi Doug-the link for the BC research didn't work. When I was getting my master's I went to the Dept of Labor Board of Statistics and found a ton of information regarding everything a 75 year old man would be paying for on a yearly basis. You might be able to find something there.

    Regards,

    Kathleen Murray


    -----Original Message-----
    From: Douglas Keegan <bounce-206601@fpanet.org>
    To: kath5leen@aol.com
    Sent: Tue, 6 May 2008 11:11 am
    Subject: [FPA_Healthcare] Health Care Cost Assumptions

    I am doing a research project for my company for pre-65 and post 65 health care cost assumptions.

    There is a good report by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College for post-65. You can see the report at www.crr.bc.edu

    There are many variables pre-65. Any thoughts? Any resource materials? I would be happy to share my finding once I get my hands around the current research.

    Thanks,

    Doug Keegan



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  • 05-07-2008 8:10 AM In reply to

    RE: Health Care Cost Assumptions

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    Try this link which should take you directly to it:

     

    http://crr.bc.edu/topics/health%3bbriefs.html

     

     

    From: fpa_healthcare@fpanet.org [mailto:fpa_healthcare@fpanet.org] On Behalf Of Kathleen Murray
    Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 4:57 PM
    To: Keegan, Doug
    Subject: Re: [FPA_Healthcare] Health Care Cost Assumptions

     

    Hi Doug-the link for the BC research didn't work. When I was getting my master's I went to the Dept of Labor Board of Statistics and found a ton of information regarding everything a 75 year old man would be paying for on a yearly basis. You might be able to find something there.

    Regards,

    Kathleen Murray


    -----Original Message-----
    From: Douglas Keegan <bounce-206601@fpanet.org>
    To: kath5leen@aol.com
    Sent: Tue, 6 May 2008 11:11 am
    Subject: [FPA_Healthcare] Health Care Cost Assumptions

    I am doing a research project for my company for pre-65 and post 65 health care cost assumptions.

    There is a good report by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College for post-65. You can see the report at www.crr.bc.edu

    There are many variables pre-65. Any thoughts? Any resource materials? I would be happy to share my finding once I get my hands around the current research.

    Thanks,

    Doug Keegan



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  • 05-07-2008 8:10 AM In reply to

    RE: Health Care Cost Assumptions

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    Martin,

     

    Thank you for your response. I am just not putting pen to paper and once I get more research to back up my own assumptions, I will let you know how it turns out. We are trying to basically put in a standard firm wide for medical care costs.

     

    Doug

     

    From: fpa_healthcare@fpanet.org [mailto:fpa_healthcare@fpanet.org] On Behalf Of Martin Siesta
    Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:31 PM
    To: Keegan, Doug
    Subject: Re: [FPA_Healthcare] Health Care Cost Assumptions

     

     You might want to check out this article on Fidelity's study that was done about  a year ago. It was widely quoted by the press http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/health-care-costs-retirement-rise/story.aspx?guid=%7BEF2B6CDA-E176-4747-B528-76AC814051C5%7D.

    Additionally FAS (Fed Accounting Standards) 157 is requiring companies to account accurately for retireee health care benefits beginning in 2009. This is likley to produce a wealth of data in the near future. It has caused a great deal of controversey in the accounting profession but the info will be very useful

     

    Martin Siesta 

     
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