ɪn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, tʃjˈæŋ ɹᵻlˈiːst ɐ ɹᵻpˈoːɹt ðæt fˈaʊnd ðætðə stˈeɪt ʌv kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə "wʊdhˌævtə pˈeɪ ɐn ɐdˈɪʃənəl dˈɑːlɚ tˈuː.tˈuː bˈɪliən ˈænjuːəli" ˌoʊvɚ θˈɜːɾi jˈɪɹz ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə pˈeɪ fɔːɹ hˈɛlθ bˈɛnɪfˌɪts fɔːɹ ˈɔːl kˈɜːɹəntli ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd stˈeɪt ɛmplˈɔɪiːz ænd kˈɜːɹənt stˈeɪt ɛmplˈɔɪiːz hˌuː wɪl biː ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹɪŋ.
In May 2007, Chiang released a report that found that the state of California "would have to pay an additional $2.2 billion annually" over 30 years in order to pay for health benefits for all currently retired state employees and current state employees who will be retiring.