Eye on 65: Recent Episodes
Willis Towers Watson
Eye on 65 showcases creative ways for public sector plan sponsors to keep the promise of retiree health care.
Ask public sector employees why they chose a government job, and many will note the expectation of a stable pension and retiree health benefits.
But the percentage of public sector retirees who receive these benefits is shrinking. Five years ago, 83 percent of state and local governments provided retirees health care coverage; today it’s 68 percent. And retirement without health care isn’t very secure.
We’re helping public sector plan sponsors make sense of the options available when it comes to their retiree population’s health care benefits, from Group Medicare Advantage Plans to individual Medicare marketplaces—also known as Medicare exchanges—to health reimbursement arrangements, and how they can manage change and help retirees navigate choice. Tune in with Willis Towers Watson’s Marianne Steger to find out how public sector retiree health care promises can be kept.
Seasoned retiree medical expert Barry Carleton decodes the latest views on the upcoming changes to Medicare Part D under the Inflation Reduction Act. We explore how these significant changes will impact Medicare-eligible retirees and organizations sponsoring post-65 retiree medical coverage in the coming years.
Senior Director of Employee Spending Accounts, Sara Taylor shares insights on what benefit professionals should know when evaluating different types of accounts and how these accounts support employees from hire to retire.
Retiree Ken Mengel shares insights on taking early retirement, transitioning to Via Benefits when he became Medicare-eligible, his health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) and choosing a plan on the individual marketplace.
Retiree Sal Trentacoste shares his insights on drug coverage, what he looks for in retiree medical benefits and his mentality for overcoming obstacles in retirement.
Retiree Randy Mayberry shares his opinion on group Medicare versus individual Medicare and what transitioning to an individual marketplace was like for him.
In the newest episode of Eye on 65, retiree Susan Morey shares her experiences in selecting drug coverage, choosing a medical plan and the overall enrollment process into both drug and medical plans.
In the latest episode of Eye on 65, retiree Robert Hoey shares his experience transitioning from a group plan to Medicare, what he looks for in a retirement plan and the benefits he found with his Health reimbursement arrangement (HRA).
Kicking off season 2 of Eye on 65, retiree David Sauter provides insights on transitioning into an individual marketplace as an early retiree, annual enrollment, and adapting to change in retirement.
Marianne and Nina discuss what happens when someone turns 65 years old in the United States.
Discussion about how the IRA, with a new law from Congress in place, makes for significant savings for today's retirees.
Host Marianne Steger and Chief Actuary Trevis Parson discuss what Other Post-Employment Benefits (aka OPEB) liabilities are and what plan sponsors can do to reduce them.
Understand the differences between group Medicare and individual Medicare plans and which plans are best for retirees.
Many workers retire before they are Medicare-eligible. Providing retiree health care coverage for them is quite challenging and expensive. Host Marianne Steger explains how the recent changes to the ACA made by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), have made health care for Pre-Medicare retirees accessible and more affordable.
A, B, C, D. Confused by the Medicare alphabet soup? Listen in as John Barkett and Marianne Steger sort through the ABCs of Medicare in this latest episode.
In this episode, retiree Donna Adassa shares her experience transitioning from a retiree group health plan to a Medicare marketplace and provides insights on why she prefers the Medicare marketplace.
The City of Memphis was facing $1.3 billion in unfunded OPEB liabilities and needed a solution. Our guest, Chief Financial Officer Shirley Ford, shares how she helped the city and its retirees find a win-win solution using the Individual Medicare Marketplace.
Providing retiree health care is more difficult than ever. As a result, the percentage of public sector employers who provide these benefits is shrinking. In this episode of Eye on 65, Marianne and John share the seven-question stress test that can be used to determine if your retiree health care program is built to last.
The individual Medicare marketplace – the best kept secret for delivering affordable retiree health care.
What makes working in the public sector unique and what’s at stake if retiree health care goes away?