The Washington Post reports:
U.S. states may find that what it costs them to provide medical care for retired state employees will dwarf how much they pay for their retirement benefits, according to a new report.
and
State and local governments now face grim choices, such as raising taxes, cutting spending or benefits or setting aside dollars now. . .
The article is based mainly on a new report from the Rockefeller Institute of Government. Given the crushing impact pension obligations are already having, the news emerging that medical benefit obligations are even larger paints a truly ugly picture.