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The brief’s key findings are: Retirees in good health face higher lifetime health care costs than those in poor health. A typical healthy couple at age 65 can expect to spend $260,000 with a 5-percent risk of exceeding $570,000. A typical unhealthy couple can expect to spend $220,000 with a 5-percent risk of exceeding $465,000…
The brief’s key findings are: Health care costs loom as a major risk for retirees, with nursing home care as the real wild card. A typical couple at age 65 can expect to spend over its remaining lifetime: $197,000 with a 5-percent risk of exceeding $311,000, excluding nursing home care; or $260,000 with a 5-percent…