Originally Posted by TomWinKC

Congratulations to all of you who are enjoying your retirement. I am fast approaching my own this coming January. I am sure among us there are others that are in my situation and I would greatly appreciate any assistance or recommendation. My Wife is 8 years younger, I have a disabled son so she does not work and her medical insurance has always been with my employer. Where you have that gap between Medicare and leaving FTE benefits, what are your doing for medical insurance until Medicare kicks in? I'm finding it to be very expensive through my retirement benefit, over $1,000 /month. Any suggestions or experience would be greatly appreciated.