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US credit rating, healthcare and pensions

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 6:49 pm
by kiryan
pension and healthcare costs. Question, does healthcare reform reduce government obligations for healthcare costs? Answer no.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... Collection

Moody's said the U.S., Germany, France and the U.K. still have debt metrics, including the debt affordability, compatible with their triple-A ratings at Moody's. But all four countries must bring the future costs arising from pension and health care subsidies under control if they "are to maintain long-term stability in their debt burden credit metrics," Moody's said in its regular triple-A Sovereign Monitor report.