An assessment of the military survivor benefit plan / James Hosek, Beth J. Asch, Michael G. Mattock, Italo A. Gutierrez, Patricia K. Tong, Felix Knutson.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Hosek, James R., author.

Asch, Beth J., author.

Mattock, Michael G., 1961- author.

Gutierrez, Italo, author.

Tong, Patricia K., author.

Knutson-Felix, Sharon, author.

Contributor:

Rand Corporation, publisher.

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.). Forces and Resources Policy Center, issuing body.

Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, issuing body.

United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense, sponsor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soldiers--Salaries, etc--United States.

Soldiers.

Survivors' benefits--United States--Evaluation.

Survivors' benefits.

Military pensions--United States--Evaluation.

Military pensions.

Families of military personnel--Services for--Contracting out.

Families of military personnel.

Soldiers--Salaries, etc.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 152 pages) : illustrations

Summary:

"The Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) provides income security for the survivors of U.S. service members who perform in an authorized-duty status--whether active or inactive--and die in the line of duty, as well as for the survivors of retired members enrolled in SBP. This report responds to Congress's request for an assessment of SBP. The assessment includes information about SBP participation and available benefits, how SBP compares with similar plans in public organizations and private companies, and how large a contribution SBP makes to survivors' incomes. Congress also requested that the assessment consider the feasibility and advisability of having SBP provided by commercial sources. Overall, the authors find that SBP is well structured to serve the role of providing survivor benefits to service members and military retirees, and SBP benefits generally compare well to those of public and private plans. Using commercial sources to provide survivor benefits appears feasible; however, the advisability of shifting to commercial sources requires information not currently available about internal and external cost and quality of service under different approaches to outsourcing."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Summary.

Chapter one, Introduction.

Chapter two, A description of SBP and military survivor benefits.

Chapter three, How do SBP benefits compare with survivor benefits available to government and private-sector employees?

Chapter four, Evaluating the effectiveness of SBP.

Chapter five, Feasibility and advisability of providing SBP commercially.

Chapter six, Conclusion.

Appendixes.

References.