For those who are nearing or are already in their retirement age, how are you planning on dealing with healthcare? Are you all set for when something unexpected happens like an accident that causes you to be immobile etc.? I listen to my aunts and uncles’ conversations and in-home care / senior living sounds pretty expensive.
This was the prompt for this question:
Annual healthcare costs for Americans over 65 will increase by 79% or 1.25 trillion in 10 years.
(Although I have to admit this just made me think I need to buy more $UNH also lol)
I’m lucky cos in the UK we’ve got the NHS - free healthcare from cradle to grave!! Yes, it’s a bit rough round the edges and long waiting lists. But if you’re ever seriously ill they’ll sort you out!! I feel for Americans cos it’s sooo expensive. Is the amount u spend on healthcare comparable to a mortgage? In USA if you literally have no money is there any medical care u can access?
You could apply for Medicaid if you’re low income. But yeah healthcare here is INSANE. Each doctor’s visit can be anywhere from $50 - $130 WITH insurance.
Right. It’s all we can do but also save up lots of $$ so we can pay for nursing home / in home care / senior care. I’ve heard sooo many senior home horror stories here. It’s scary.
Really you guys in the US could do with a blended system like we have here in Europe.
Have a decent public healthcare system and then for those who want extra and more efficient then private well regulated options
Don’t know much about the US system’s performance but the UK usually comes in the bottom of a list of developed countries on key health performance indicators, from life expectancy to cancer survival etc… Cost is an issue too: our health system is one of the most expensive in the world despite not being one of the best. Not good.
@ponponwei How old are you? How can you be so bloody morbid?
I’m 74 and in exceptional good health - Mind you I smoke plenty of cigarettes to kill the bacteria in my lungs. In fact, I put my good health and longevity down to smoking - I would probably have had a stress related heart attack many years ago if I didn’t smoke.
No old folks’ home for me in UK - no, I’m off to Cambodia and I will have a nice young lady to take me about in a rickshaw.
YUP. My dad’s a huge smoker and he’s 76 now and he too is in exceptional health. Got covid like a couple months ago and was only sick for like three days. Amazing.
I love it! As the internet people would say, you are #goalz.
