CalPERS Responds

Welcome to CalPERS Responds. This site is intended to educate—and separate fact from fiction—about issues and our response related to pensions, investments, and national health care reform.

CalPERS is working hard to ensure the retirement security of our members, provide help to our employers, manage our investments to meet our long-term liabilities, and keep our family updated on how our health care plans relate to national health care reform.

We hope this information provides education, insight, and clarity.

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Pension Security

CalPERS administers retirement benefits for 1.6 million active and retired State, school and local public agency employees and their families. Benefits for our members and retirees remain secure.
CalPERS investment strategies historically have helped ensure that we have enough assets to pay retirement benefits now and into the future.

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National Health Care Reform

CalPERS believes that the cost of not fixing the national health care system will be worse than leaving it alone. We must find innovative means to constrain costs, increase value, and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system. CalPERS experience fighting health care costs is an example of the savings that could be realized at the national level.

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Investments

CalPERS 20-year investment return remains positive. We are on track with the long-term investment performance target to fund retirement benefits for our members. CalPERS has a good investment track record and has earned positive returns in 20 of the last 25 years. Learn more about our disciplined and proactive investment approach.

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