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This excerpt taken from the C 8-K filed Oct 13, 2009. Prescription Drugs
In December 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the Act of 2003) was enacted. The Act of 2003 established a prescription drug benefit under Medicare known as Medicare Part D, and a federal subsidy to sponsors of U.S. retiree health care benefit plans that provide a benefit that is at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D. The benefits provided to certain participants are at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D and, accordingly, the Company is entitled to a subsidy.
The expected subsidy reduced the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) by approximately $142 million and $141 million as of January 1, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and the 2008 and 2007 postretirement expense by approximately $17 million and $18 million, respectively, for all of the U.S. postretirement welfare plans for 2008 and 2007.
The following table shows the estimated future benefit payments without the effect of the subsidy and the amounts of the expected subsidy in future years:
These excerpts taken from the C 10-K filed Feb 27, 2009. Prescription Drugs In December 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the Act of 2003) was enacted. The Act of 2003 established a prescription drug benefit under Medicare known as Medicare Part D, and a federal subsidy to sponsors of U.S. retiree health care benefit plans that provide a benefit that is at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D. The benefits provided to certain participants are at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D and, accordingly, the Company is entitled to a subsidy. The expected subsidy reduced the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) by approximately $142 million and $141 million as of January 1, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and the 2008 and 2007 postretirement expense by approximately $17 million and $18 million, respectively, for all of the U.S. postretirement welfare plans for 2008 and 2007. The following table shows the estimated future benefit payments without the effect of the subsidy and the amounts of the expected subsidy in future years:
Prescription Drugs In December 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the Act of 2003) was enacted. The Act of 2003 established a prescription drug benefit under Medicare known as Medicare Part D, and a federal subsidy to sponsors of U.S. retiree health care benefit plans that provide a benefit that is at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D. The benefits provided to certain participants are at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D and, accordingly, the Company is entitled to a subsidy. The expected subsidy reduced the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) by approximately $142 million and $141 million as of January 1, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and the 2008 and 2007 postretirement expense by approximately $17 million and $18 million, respectively, for all of the U.S. postretirement welfare plans for 2008 and 2007. The following table shows the estimated future benefit payments without the effect of the subsidy and the amounts of the expected subsidy in future years:
This excerpt taken from the C 8-K filed Jan 23, 2009. Prescription Drugs
In December 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the Act of 2003) was enacted. The Act of 2003 established a prescription drug benefit under Medicare known as Medicare Part D, and a federal subsidy to sponsors of U.S. retiree health care benefit plans that provides a benefit that is at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D. The benefits provided to certain participants are at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D and, accordingly, the Company is entitled to a subsidy.
The expected subsidy reduced the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) by approximately $141 million and $154 million as of January 1, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and the 2007 and 2006 postretirement expense by approximately $18 million and $24 million, respectively, for all of the U.S. postretirement welfare plans for 2007 and 2006.
The following table shows the estimated future benefit payments without the effect of the subsidy and the amounts of the expected subsidy in future years.
This excerpt taken from the C 8-K filed Aug 14, 2008. Prescription Drugs
In December 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the Act of 2003) was enacted. The Act of 2003 established a prescription drug benefit under Medicare known as Medicare Part D, and a federal subsidy to sponsors of U.S. retiree health care benefit plans that provides a benefit that is at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D. The benefits provided to certain participants are at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D and, accordingly, the Company is entitled to a subsidy.
The expected subsidy reduced the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) by approximately $141 million and $154 million as of January 1, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and the 2007 and 2006 postretirement expense by approximately $18 million and $24 million, respectively, for all of the U.S. postretirement welfare plans for 2007 and 2006.
The following table shows the estimated future benefit payments without the effect of the subsidy and the amounts of the expected subsidy in future years.
This excerpt taken from the C 10-K filed Feb 22, 2008. Prescription Drugs In December 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the Act of 2003) was enacted. The Act of 2003 established a prescription drug benefit under Medicare known as Medicare Part D, and a federal subsidy to sponsors of U.S. retiree health care benefit plans that provides a benefit that is at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D. The benefits provided to certain participants are at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D and, accordingly, the Company is entitled to a subsidy. The expected subsidy reduced the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) by approximately $141 million and $154 million as of January 1, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and the 2007 and 2006 postretirement expense by approximately $18 million and $24 million, respectively, for all of the U.S. postretirement welfare plans for 2007 and 2006.
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