Health Care and Retirement

Over the last 20 years, healthcare costs have skyrocketed, outpacing the Consumer Price Index by 70 percent. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, to have a 90 percent chance of having enough savings to cover medical bills, a man would need $131,000 and the woman would need $147,000. How is the average American supposed to combat these increasing costs? Senior analysis T.J Berge believes that the answer may be combining an employee sponsored retirement plan with a High Deductible Health Plan. Click here to get more information about retirement savings.

Source: Innovest