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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Inthegame" data-source="post: 2096328" data-attributes="member: 37112">The company has plenty of money to keep rates low, they just don't want to spend it on retirees.Realistically, $50 a month wasn't going to last indefinitely. Years ago that $50 represented 20-25 pct. share on the retiree for the total cost of a retiree plan. Now a retiree break even is closer to $1500 a month, making a $150 a month charge only 10%.Remember as we age, healthcare utilization kicks up so retirees actually account for a disproportionate amount of the "pools" cost. Even with the increases on the retirees, UPS still increases their H&W outlays for retirees every year.They also have the conundrum of wanting the old guys out, but not wanting to pay their H&W in retirement.But they broke em, they should fix em, and they got the money.</blockquote>