City Officials Favor Cuts to Health Benefits Over Pensions
Officials in several California cities say that cutting back on health benefits for city workers and retirees is an easier way to scale back retirement costs than cutting pension benefits. However, workers and retirees oppose health plan changes that result in higher copayments and deductibles.
- "San Jose, Other Cities, Find it Easier To Cut Retiree Health Perks Than Pensions" (Woolfolk, San Jose Mercury News, 4/2).