Are your parents going to pay for their medical care when they retire? No...they will be on Medicare. They have probably saved for their retirement with the assumption that they will have Medicare. Why don't you ask them what they think?
Then why all the emphasis on health and non-smoking by the Gov and the media and the baby-boomers?
Besides, I'm doing my part--I smoke cigars, drink, ride a motorcycle in addition to weightlifting and running. I think my chances of making to the golden age of grifting geezer are pretty low--with that I am happy...
Why don't you ask them what they think?
'Cuz I don't have any... My mom left when I was 13 and my dad died while I was stationed in Korea. I have no living family.