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Many major expenses only shrink once you retire, but health care is hardly one of them. U.S. households led by someone who is 65 or older spend an average of $7,540 a year on health care, according to federal data on consumer spending for the latest calendar year available, which is 2022. That translates to about 13% of the total spent each year by senior households ($57,818) and makes health care…