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While many people dream of the day they can retire, especially on days when the boss is particularly annoying, those that are retired aren’t painting a great picture of that time.\u00a0 A new poll shows one in four retirees think life is worse after retirement than it was before.<\/p>\n
The new attitude of the retired<\/strong> \u201cThose of us over 50 and working are optimistic about our future health and health care, but that optimism is not necessarily shared by those who have already retired,\u201d said Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. \u201cMany people who have already retired say their health is worse, and they worry about costs of medical treatment and long-term care. Insights from the poll can help policy-makers and others think about how to meet the needs of aging Americans. There are changes we can make to our health care system, finances, and communities that might help ensure that our retirement years will be as fulfilling as we hope.\u201d<\/p>\n Findings also show that pre-retirees expect to retire later than those who are already retired and some expect never to fully retire.<\/p>\n While many people dream of the day they can retire, especially on days when the boss is particularly annoying, those that are retired aren’t painting a great picture of that time.\u00a0 A new poll shows one in four retirees think life is worse after retirement than it was before. The new attitude of the retired […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-health-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nAs the baby boomers retire, their sentiments about the life change seem to be the opposite of what is expected.\u00a0 The poll, conducted by NPR and Harvard School of Public Health, shows stark differences between what retirees hope for in health and financial security and what actually happens.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/retire.jpg\")
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