the type of retirement visa that we originally got did not require health insurance. My husband is in his late 80s and it is virtually impossible to get health insurance.
five years ago my husband and I arrived on a retirement visa. Two days after we arrived, the rules changed. We were able to stay the full year of the visa, but not able to renew it.
I feel confident that if you get the DTV visa, you can stay for the entire five years, minus the 180 day thing, but that’s easy enough like the old visa runs