The results from the 2000 Women's Retirement Confidence Survey (WRCS) offer encouraging news on women's retirement prospects, as well as areas of concern. Differing views and attitudes toward savings and retirement planning among various social, economic, and ethnic groups of women may be...

This paper reports findings of the 15th annual Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS), which points to potential solutions to the American retirement savings problem, specifically ways that could help workers save more through their employment-based retirement plans. The RCS again finds that a...

This paper reports on the findings from the 14th annual Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS), a comprehensive study of the attitudes and behaviors of American workers and retirees toward saving, retirement planning, and long-term financial security. The 2004 RCS interviewed 1,002 individuals (783...

This paper presents key findings from the 23rd annual Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS), a survey that gauges the views and attitudes of working-age and retired Americans regarding retirement, their preparations for retirement, their confidence with regard to various aspects of retirement, and...

This paper examines HSA and HRA assets, account balances, and rollover amounts, using data from the 2011 EBRI/MGA Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey (CEHCS), sponsored by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and Mathew Greenwald & Associates. It then examines differences and trends in...

In 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) added outpatient prescription drugs as an optional benefit. When the program was originally enacted, it included a controversial feature: a coverage gap, more commonly known as the “donut hole.” The...

This paper examines HSA and HRA assets, account balances, and rollover amounts. It examines the types of individuals likely to have an HSA or HRA. It then examines differences and trends in account balances by demographics, income, contribution levels, and engagement in an individual’s own...

This paper examines HSA and HRA assets, account balances, and rollover amounts. It examines the types of individuals likely to have a consumer-driven health plan (CDHP). It then examines differences in account balances by demographics, income, contribution levels, and engagement in an...