Retirement Plan Solutions Retirement Health Care Costs Projector Plan ahead to ease the pain of health care costs in retirement. ADP s Retirement Health Care Costs Projector 1
Table of Contents Introduction 3 Planning for the Expected and the Unexpected 5 The Best Medicine? Planning Ahead 6 Knowledge: Just What the Doctor Ordered 7
Introduction THE STAGGERING COSTS OF HEALTH CARE The costs of health care can hurt any budget especially for retirees. And with so many variables and unknowns to consider, employees who are trying to plan ahead have it tougher than ever before. MORE THAN $280,000 The projected health care costs for a 65-year-old couple who retired in 2016. 1 5.1 % Health Care Projected rising cost of health care over the next several years. 1 $377,412 Social Security Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLAs) for 2017 2 JUST 0.3 % Estimate for total health care expense like dental care, vision, copays, and assorted out-of-pocket expenses. 1 Total retirement health care cost inflation combined with age-related expenses are expected to exceed COLAs by approximately 50 percent for the next decade. 1 This may mean that retirees will need to allocate more of their Social Security income to help pay for health care. 1) HealthView Services, 2016 Retirement Health Care Cost Data Report. 2) https://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/latestcola.html ADP s Retirement Health Care Costs Projector 3
No matter how you break it down, Americans are living longer according to the Society of Actuaries. However, the effect of living longer is that your employees will need to save more for health care costs in retirement. Even living two years longer has the potential to significantly impact a person s retirement savings. $465,907 The projected increase of the average U.S. life expectancy. 3 The projected total lifetime health care costs for a 55 year-old couple retiring in 10 years. 5 7 in 10 Americans $23,853 Who reach age 65 in the next five years could be impacted by the costs associated with long-term care. 4 Additional total retirement health care costs for a 55-year old couple who live two years beyond their average life expectancy. 5 3) Social Security Actuarial Life Table, http://www.socialsecurity.gov/oact/stats/table4c6.html. 4) Perspectives on the Challenges of Financing Long-term Services and Support, LeadingAge Pathways Report, February 2016. 5) HealthView Services, 2016 Retirement Health Care Cost Data Report. 4 ADP s Retirement Health Care Costs Projector
Planning for the Expected and the Unexpected As your employees save for their retirement, they may have contemplated what their retirement-spending budget is likely to cover such as household utilities, groceries and car insurance. However, they most likely have not calculated one of life s biggest expenses in retirement health care. Your employees need to understand just how much they may need to save to cover health care costs during retirement. Unfortunately, figuring out how much money they ll need for this expense can be intimidating since these costs continue to rise, Medicare is an intricate and complex program, and the future of the Affordable Care Act is uncertain. Your employees need to plan for what they know and what they don t know, or risk falling short of income that s essential for retirement living. That s why ADP is making the Retirement Health Care Costs Projector available. Accessible through the retirement savings website, this tool is part of our financial wellness program. The projector gives employees the chance to start thinking about how health care costs may affect their retirement savings and how those costs could impact their saving habits now. Saving can be easier when your employees can make decisions based on the best information available. ADP s Retirement Health Care Costs Projector 5
The Best Medicine Planning Ahead The Retirement Health Care Costs Projector looks at several factors to calculate projections for retirement income and estimated health care costs, including current employee contributions and income, other sources of potential income in retirement, and projected monthly retirement income. These factors are paired with the participant s personal data, like age, gender, state of residence, current income, and health status to project possible health care costs in retirement and their potential impact on retirement income. Employees can easily edit their contributions directly from this projector if they think sit will help them be more prepared for retirement. Understanding the possible cost of health care in retirement is a critical part of a total financial wellness plan for your employees. ADP s Retirement Health Care Costs Projector is just one of the valuable resources we offer to help them get on track for retirement and stay there. 6 ADP s Retirement Health Care Costs Projector
Knowledge: Just What the Doctor Ordered At ADP Retirement Services, we care about your employees financial well-being and we know you do too. Help them make the connection between financial wellness, preparing for future health care needs, and peace of mind...now, and in the future. Contact your ADP Retirement Services District Manager for more information about the Retirement Health Care Costs Projector. Your District Manager can take you through an online demonstration of the tool so you can see how easy it is to use and how beneficial it may be in helping your employees prepare for retirement. By taking the time to consider these costs now, your employees are empowered to make the right moves toward meeting their future financial goals. ADP s Retirement Health Care Costs Projector 7
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