Sarah, 62 — North Carolina
Sarah is age 62, her spouse is age 60, and the fixture’s modeled retirement MAGI is $66,000. The healthcare-bridge engine carries those facts to Medicare.
Existing fixture · computed at build time by shipped engines
- Portfolio
- $598,000
- Monthly spending
- $4,400
- Filing status
- Married filing jointly
- Annual Social Security
- $45,000
“How long is the pre-Medicare bridge?”
The engine finds a 3-year bridge. Across those coverage phases it computes $20,723 in total modeled cost, averaging $576 per month.
“How close is MAGI to the ACA boundary?”
At modeled MAGI of $66,000, the engine reports $18,600 of headroom to its ACA boundary and an annual premium-tax-credit estimate of $26,896. Both read the same current rules path.
“What role does the HSA play?”
The fixture starts with $18,000 in the HSA. The bridge engine compares that balance with the modeled coverage cost; the article leaves the comparison visible rather than converting it into advice.
These are Sarah’s fixture results. RunwayFI recomputes the same engines from each household’s facts and plan assumptions.
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