Sacramento County Approves Retiree Health Care Subsidy
On Tuesday, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to continue providing a medical insurance subsidy in 2012 for retirees who are insured under a county health insurance program. An external actuarial report issued in September found that the county could pay up to $1.86 million for the subsidy next year. The county currently pays a monthly subsidy to 4,000 retirees in the program, but less than half as many retirees will be eligible for the benefit next year, according to the report.
- "Sacramento County Will Continue Medical Subsidy for Retirees" (Branan, Sacramento Bee, 11/9).