tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190849914947293137.post4695833678887181381..comments2008-09-25T05:26:41.649-04:00Jane Sarasohn-Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14265810833411077447jane@think-health.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190849914947293137.post-21519615579948127332008-09-23T13:54:00.000-04:002008-09-23T13:54:00.000-04:00Jane:<BR/><BR/> Your comments are spot on. Let me add one more very big one to your list. The boomers are starting to roll out of the work force with little or no supplemental health insurance coverage from their former employers and no savings to pay for their care. According to EBRI, median boomer net worth is less than $100K versus the $200K+ Fidelity and others estimate will be required to pay for out of pocket costs not covered by the current Medicare program. At the same time, Medicare is looking at something like $30-$40 trillion in unfunded liabilities over the next several decades. If we don't start getting better value for our health care investment, that crisis will make our current financial market spasms look like a Sunday school picnic.Kim Slocumnoreply@blogger.com