According to a survey conducted among retirees in the United States in 2023, 30 percent of the respondents were very confident about having enough money to take care of medical expenses during retirement. On the other hand, eight percent of retirees said that they were not at all confident about it.
Retirees' confidence in being able to pay medical expenses in retirement in the United States from 2021 to 2023
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EBRI. (April 27, 2023). Retirees' confidence in being able to pay medical expenses in retirement in the United States from 2021 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291900/us-retiree-confidence-medical-expenses/
EBRI. "Retirees' confidence in being able to pay medical expenses in retirement in the United States from 2021 to 2023." Chart. April 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291900/us-retiree-confidence-medical-expenses/
EBRI. (2023). Retirees' confidence in being able to pay medical expenses in retirement in the United States from 2021 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291900/us-retiree-confidence-medical-expenses/
EBRI. "Retirees' Confidence in Being Able to Pay Medical Expenses in Retirement in The United States from 2021 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291900/us-retiree-confidence-medical-expenses/
EBRI, Retirees' confidence in being able to pay medical expenses in retirement in the United States from 2021 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291900/us-retiree-confidence-medical-expenses/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
Retirees' confidence in being able to pay medical expenses in retirement in the United States from 2021 to 2023 [Graph], EBRI, April 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291900/us-retiree-confidence-medical-expenses/