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'The Impact of Immigration on Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 1994–2006' and 'Saving for Health Care Expenses in Retirement: The Use of Health Savings Accounts'

The first article notes that more than 12 million immigrants in the United States were uninsured in 2006, accounting for almost 27 percent of all uninsured individuals in the country (press release). The second article finds that statutory contribution limits make it unlikely HSAs will play more than a minor part in savings for health care costs in retirement (press release). EBRI Notes Aug 5, 2008 16 pages

EBRI Policy Forum: Defined Contribution Plans in a Post-PPA Environment

Nearly two years after the Pension Protection Act (PPA) of 2006 became law, the legislation’s “automatic” provisions—automatically enrolling new workers in their employers’ 401(k) plans, automatically putting their contributions into age-appropriate “default” investments, and automatically increasing their annual contributions—are beginning to have the desired effect, according to speakers at EBRI's semi-annual policy forum. Press release EBRI Notes Jul 10, 2008 12 pages

The Impact of PPA on Retirement Savings for 401(k) Participants

A new EBRI analysis finds that the “automatic” 401(k) features in the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA)—such as auto-enrollment of workers and auto-escalation of their savings contributions—are likely to have a very significant positive impact in generating additional retirement savings for many workers, especially for low-income workers. EBRI Issue Brief Jun 27, 2008 24 pages

'Benefit Cost Comparisons Between State and Local Governments and Private-Sector Employers' and 'The Number of Individual Account Retirement Plans Owned by American Families'

'Benefit Cost Comparisons:' State and local government employers and private-sector employers have sharply different compensation costs, driven by the different nature of public- vs. private-sector work. Press release   'Individual Accounts': Half of families in the United States do not own an individual account retirement plan at all, but of those that do own at least one plan, most own only one. EBRI Notes Jun 17, 2008 12 pages