EBRI Health Costs In Retirement Study
Out of nowhere, comes a study from the Employee Benefits Research Institute that shows the ACTUAL out of pocket expenses retirees have from a conducting interviews of over 8,000 participants every two years since 1993.
What they find is the majority of these people had little to no out of pocket expenses. In fact, other than a tiny percentage of retirees most have very little expenses.
Why this study hasn’t received more attention is beyond me, well I am a natural cynic, so I think I know. The investment firms, and the insurance industry, doesn’t want you to breathe easy when it comes to your retirement money. Fear is a great motivator to get you to buy the stuff they sell.
Before you part with your hard-earned money though please look a bit at your situation. Are you a woman with longevity in your bloodline? That is the person most at risk for major out of pocket expenses.
You may want to consider some options to protect against those risks.
