While the strategic use of home equity can provide financial relief for retirees, a new study co-authored by Ohio State University (OSU) researcher Stephanie Moulton finds that it is also for their health. Every $10,000 that Medicare beneficiaries extract from their homes greatly improved their success in controlling a chronic or serious disease, according to a summary of the OSU research published by the Squared Away blog thats affiliated with the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.