Detroit To End Health Care For Younger Retirees, Offer $125 A Month, Instead

Health plan sign-ups on the rise in Michigan

Orr has consistently stated that the city needs to cut pensioners benefits, in part because unfunded retiree health care liabilities make up nearly $6 billion of the citys $18 billion in long-term obligations, according to a report he filed to support the citys bankruptcy filing. Our goal has always been to provide quality coverage that the city can reasonably afford, and we have done that, Orr said in a statement. This week, the city began mailing retirees pamphlets with information about the changes.
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"I'm not a politician. ... I'm just seeing it from the human side," said Hammad, whose organization is one of four in Michigan sharing $2.5 million from the federal government to help people sign up for insurance.
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