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3. I'm 65, married and our care is excellent and costs reasonable

Fri Aug 19, 2016, 03:10 PM

Aug 2016

I think the costs will move toward cheap as we move toward the public option

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(Medicare) Retirees Need $130,000 Just to Cover Health Care, Study Finds [View all] Sgent Aug 2016 OP

These are the same people that insist that The_Casual_Observer Aug 2016 #2

I'm 65, married and our care is excellent and costs reasonable underthematrix Aug 2016 #3

Medicaid is an option if your income falls below a certain level. stopbush Aug 2016 #4

Not necessarily - I know of two cases where Medicaid is not available csziggy Aug 2016 #10

"retirees are using more health care, driving up costs." yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2016 #5

That's odd. I can't imagine spending near that much yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #6

I thought it looked low JenniferJuniper Aug 2016 #7

It's unrealistic to say you have to "set aside" $260,000. trof Aug 2016 #8