Barron’s recently reported in an article called The Real Cost of Healthcare in Retirement. The article suggests that seniors with adequate Medicare coverage will spend on average $260,000 per couple on healthcare from age 65 on. Only a third of this cost can be attributed to premiums for Medicare and supplemental insurance with the balance of the costs attributed to actual medical expenses. Healthcare Services, a firm that analyzes medical expense statistics, provided Barron’s with an estimate of post-retirement, and estimated post-retirement medical expenses for high net worth couples at $565,140 in today's dollars. A senior can spend as much as $100,000 on dental care alone.