In Firemen's Relief Association of Washington v. Minehart, 430 Pa. 66, 241 A.2d 745 (1968), our Supreme Court held that payment of post-retirement medical benefits could be included as part of a pension fund. In that case, a mandamus action was brought to compel the State Treasurer to make payments of funds to the City due on behalf of the volunteer firemen's relief association. Our Supreme Court held that a statute regarding the payment by the municipality of funds received from the State Treasurer to the firemen's relief fund association or pension fund covering employees of the fire department did not preclude payment of medical benefits for members stating: "there is nothing in the nature of a pension fund that prevents the inclusion of medical...benefits. These are features quite common to many such funds. It has long been held that a pension is merely a bounty for past services, designed to provide the recipient with his daily wants." Id., 430 Pa. at 72, 241 A.2d at 748.