FIREcalc and value of Medicare

[cc]

In FIREcalc, I want to use a withdrawal change in the year of Medicare eligibility to reflect the expected reduction of health insurance cost. Does anyone have a ballpark figure to use? I'm guessing Medicare coverage for two might be worth close to $10 today? I looked at medicare.gov but couldn't find any hard data on this...

Thanks...

 

[Cb]

I haven't done that because I expect that Medicare benefits will likely be reduced or means-tested, and I also expect that supplemental healh insurance packages will be more costly in he future, largely offsetting the reduction in living expenses that the start of Medicare would allow.

Cb

 

[Bob_Smith]

I think it will be a wash, at best. I'm 13 years from Medicare - IF no changes are made. Within that time I expect healthcare to outpace inflation by a good margin. Any help I get from Medicare down the road will simply help to keep me from sinking deeper into the hole I will be in by that time.