From: "rick++" 
Newsgroups: misc.invest.financial-plan
Subject: Re: Retirement Health Cost Planning [was Re: Options for fixed payouts]
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:14:12 -0500
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(1) Fidelity recommends $200,000 for new retirees.
(I hate to see what is being predicted for people retiring
10, 20 or 40 years from now.)

(2) Means-tested medicare starts next year.  In the long run
that could be a wild card too.