Employee Benefits: Status of UMWA Combined Benefit Fund

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the current state of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Combined Fund, focusing on: (1) the current population of beneficiaries; (2) the medical benefits provided to all classes of beneficiaries; (3) the extent to which the benefits provided by the fund represent the beneficiaries' primary medical coverage; (4) the major components of expenditures by the Combined Fund; and (5) how long the fund will remain solvent and able to cover beneficiaries.