Resources & Research

Analysis of GASB OPEB Rules and Other Retiree Medical Benefits Research

 
 
New GASB OPEB Rules
  Retiree Health Plans: A National Assessment, Center for State & Local Govt. Excellence, October 2008
  Retiree Health Care News and Reports, provided by the California Legislative Analyst's Office
  GFOA Recommended Practice: Ensuring the Sustainability of OPEB, Government Finance Officers Association
  The OPEB Challenge: Mapping a Comprehensive Strategy for Public Employers, NCPERS and JP Morgan, November 2008
  Retiree Health Care in the American States, Center for State & Local Govt. Excellence, December 2008
  State Government Health Care Benefits: Current Status and Potential Impact of New Accounting Standards, Stanley Wisneiwski and Lorel Wisneiwski, Workplace Economics, Inc.
      •  Appendix A: Key Characteristics of State Government Retiree Health Care Plans
      •  Appendix B: State Retiree Health Insurance Program Financial Report Data
  U.S. States Are Quantifying OPEB Liabilities And Developing Funding Strategies As The GASB Deadline Nears, Standard & Poor's, November 2007
  OPEB Obligation Bond Funding Strategies Offer Risks And Rewards, Standard & Poor's, November 2007
  State Employee Health Benefits, National Conference of State Legislatures
  Accounting for OPEB Plans, Stephen Gauthier, October 2006
  Managing the Impact of Statement 45, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Co., May 2006
  GASB Issues Long-Awaited OPEB Implementation Guide, The Segal Company, October 2005
  GASB 45--Change Is In the Air, Milliman Consultants & Actuaries
  Funding OPEB Liabilities: What Are Your Options?, Standard & Poor's, December 2005
  The Not So Golden Years: Credit Implications of GASB 45, Fitch Ratings, June 2005
  The GASB's Accounting Standards for Other Post Employment Benefits, by Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Co., August 2004
  Final GASB Statements on Accounting for Other Postemployment Benefits for State and Local Governments, Mellon Human Resources & Investor Resolutions, August 2004
  New GASB Rules for OPEB Finalized, Milliman Consultants & Actuaries, September 2004
  Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions: GASB's Final Standards, The Segal Company, August 2004
  Insights for Evaluating GASB Statements No. 43 and 45, Buck Consultants, December 2005
  Proposed GASB Statements on Reporting of OPEB by Employers and Plan Administrators, Karl Johnson of GASB, March 2004
  Accounting for Retiree Health Care: An Overview of GASB OPEB, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Co., February 2004
 
Prescription Drug Benefits
  Effects of Using Pharmacy Benefit Managers on Health Plans, Enrollees, and Pharmacies, U.S. Government Accountability Office
  Review of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, Mellon Human Resources & Investor Solutions
  Wisconsin Group Insurance Board Announces Program Successes
  State Initiatives on Prescription Drugs: Creating a More Functional Market, the Reforming States Group
  Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, The Segal Company
  Proposed Regulations for the New Medicare Benefit, The Segal Company
  2003 Health Benefits Survey: Prescription Drug Coverage for Employees and Retirees, The Segal Company
  Medicare Modernization Act Gives Employers New Retiree Medical Options, Towers Perrin
  Medicare Prescription Legislation: New Opportunities for Employers, Towers Perrin
  Pharmaceutical Bulk Purchasing: Multi-State and Interagency Plans, 2004, National Conference on State Legislatures
  Recent Medicaid Prescription Drug Laws and Strategies, 2001 - 2004, National Conference on State Legislatures
 
Plan Design and Financing
  Accounting for OPEB Plans, Stephen Gauthier, October 2006
  Savings Needed to Fund Health Insurance and Health Care Expenses in Retirement, Employee Benefits Research Institute
  Rx for Retiree Health Care: Diagnosing the Issues, Mercer Human Resource Consulting
  Health Savings Accounts: Overview and State Policies, National Conference of State Legislatures
  First Guidance on Health Savings Accounts, The Segal Company
  Comprehensive Health Savings Account Guidance, The Segal Company
  Consumers Take Charge: Defined-Contribution Health Plans, Booz Allen Hamilton and Knowledge@Wharton
  Summary of Alternative Retiree Health Care Financing Vehicles, Mellon Human Resources & Investor Solutions
  2003 State Health Benefits Survey: Medical Plan Design for Employees and Retirees, The Segal Company
  Report of Data from 2003 Segal State Health Benefits Survey: Medical Plan Design for Employees and Retirees, The Segal Company
  How States Are Responding to the Challenge of Financing Health Care for Retirees, Jack Hoadley, Health Policy Institute, Georgetown University
  Confronting a Considerable—And Growing—Challenge in the Public Sector: Affording Retiree Health Coverage, The Segal Company
 
Other Resources
  NASRA Resolution on Retiree Health Care
  Public Sector Health Care Roundtable