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$225,000
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Each year Fidelity Investments estimates the cost of basic health care for people retiring at age 65. The 2008 estimate is $225,000 to cover medical costs during retirement. Since 2002, when the estimate was first calculated, the cost has risen 41%.
In 2008 the $225,000 figure assumes that people do not have employer sponsored health insurance, pay [...]