"Retiree Health Benefits: Savings Needed to Fund Health Care in Retirement" (PDF) 
February 2003 – Source: The Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI)

"This Issue Brief presents illustrations of how much money a person may need to save to completely pay for health insurance and out-of-pocket health care costs during retirement. The combination of the erosion of retiree health benefits and limited benefits from Medicare and Medigap means that retirees should expect to pay a significant amount of money for health insurance and health care services during retirement."

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Article copyright 2003 by the Employee Benefits Research Institute. Reprinted from EBRI Issue Brief Number 254, February 2003, with permission from the Employee Benefits Research Institute. 

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