The working group was guided by the request of the UNGA to undertake a survey of current health care plans for active and retired staff within the UN system to explore all options to increase efficiency and contain costs. Of concern is the increasing practice of short term contracts which makes it difficult for staff to meet eligibility requirements for ASHI and their difficulty in finding private insurance coverage on retirement.

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