More than a quarter of a million dollars — that’s how much retired couples can expect to spend on their health care once they’ve left the workplace.
That’s according to Fidelity’s Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate, which found that a 65-year-old couple retiring this year should be prepare to spend that much over the course of their retirement.
The $260,000 estimate is 6 percent higher than just last year, when it came in at $245,000, and applies to retirees with traditional Medicare insurance coverage.
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