What does the Postal Service mean when asking for the elimination of prefunding retiree health benefits?
The Postal Service wants to restructure retiree health benefits payments to “pay-as-you-go,” comparable to what is used by the rest of the federal government and the majority of the private sector. The Postal Service is paying for health care costs that have yet to be incurred. These funds are set aside to pay for future health care needs for employees who are not even retirement eligible. It is an unreasonable financial burden given everything that is happening in the mailing industry.
