Health Net 2011 Annual Report Download - page 145

HEALTH NET, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the health care
plans. A one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects
for the year ended December 31, 2011:
1-Percentage
Point
Increase
1-Percentage
Point
Decrease
(Dollars in millions)
Effect on total of service and interest cost .......... $0.1 $(0.1)
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation ......... $3.5 $(2.9)
Contributions
We expect to contribute $1.3 million to our pension plan and $0.9 million to our postretirement health and
life plans throughout 2012. The entire amount expected to be contributed, in the form of cash, to the defined
benefit pension and postretirement health and life plans during 2012 is expected to be paid out as benefits during
the same year.
Estimated Future Benefit Payments
We estimate that benefit payments related to our pension and postretirement health and life plans over the
next ten years will be as follows:
Pension
Benefits
Other
Benefits
(Dollars in millions)
2012 ............................................................. $ 1.3 $0.9
2013 ............................................................. 1.6 1.0
2014 ............................................................. 3.0 1.1
2015 ............................................................. 3.0 1.1
2016 ............................................................. 2.9 1.2
Years 2017—2021 .................................................. 14.9 6.6
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