(02-23-2019 11:14 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(11-30-2018 01:07 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  I'm 71 and have no plans to retire any time soon, mainly because I have great health insurance where I am and not sure what would happen on that front after retirement. I used to believe I could count on CHAMPUS/later TRICARE, but Obama pretty much screwed that up, and I sure as hell do not want to depend on an Obamacare plan. Plus, three days a week, nine months a year, is not enough to kill anyone.

I hear ya. My parents were hamstrung by what happened to CHAMPUS/TRICARE. Dad was a retired military officer. After he passed and Mom needed medical care none of the local Dr's wanted to take TRICARE. The Hospital would but even they groused about it. We face a similar, but not as critical situation with a state retirement.

My dad was career Army and after he died my mom went on Tricare. Had it not been for that her medical bills towards the end of her life would have been ridiculous. It worked for her, not saying it does for everyone.