Employee Benefits: Financing Health Benefits of Coal Industry Retirees

HRD-92-137FS Published: Jul 22, 1992. Publicly Released: Jul 22, 1992.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information regarding proposed legislation for coal industry retirees' health benefits and existing pension trusts, focusing on: (1) the characteristics of the trusts' beneficiaries, (2) the benefits provided, and (3) the present and projected financial condition of the trusts.

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Employment

BeneficiariesCoal miningCoalminers benefitsDependentsEmployee medical benefitsLabor unionsMining industryPensionsProposed legislationRetireesTrust fundsMedicare