We're on the last wave of compliance with GASB 45 accounting for other post-employment benefits (OPEB). The biggest calendar-year employers (Phase 1) started in 2007, midsize (Phase 2) in 2008. Now it's 2009 audit season, when smaller employers (Phase 3) will shift from cash-basis OPEB accounting …
Other post-employment benefits (OPEB)
The retiree health reinsurance gold rush
There's an intriguing provision in the new health care reform law for retiree medical plans: 80% reinsurance for each early retiree's claims between $15,000 and $90,000. The official summary is here. There's a fixed amount of money available for this, just $5 billion. When it's gone, it's …