An Anticipatory Geriatric Strategy: To Better Care for Those Americans Not Yet Old

An Anticipatory Geriatric Strategy: To Better Care for Those Americans Not Yet Old

Current US public policy decisions will have impact on national plans to care for the aging American baby boomer population over the next several decades. The recent health care legislative debate has been largely about the structure of health care for those still too young to be covered by Medicare...

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Main Author: Neil J. Nusbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/154246
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spelling doaj-0ae64dcb5ddc4a8d99d1d7713893a7342020-11-24T22:48:55ZengHindawi LimitedCurrent Gerontology and Geriatrics Research1687-70631687-70712011-01-01201110.1155/2011/154246154246An Anticipatory Geriatric Strategy: To Better Care for Those Americans Not Yet OldNeil J. Nusbaum0Northampton VA Medical Center, University of Massachusetts, Leeds MA 01053, USACurrent US public policy decisions will have impact on national plans to care for the aging American baby boomer population over the next several decades. The recent health care legislative debate has been largely about the structure of health care for those still too young to be covered by Medicare, but the legislation may have important implications for the average rates of accumulating chronic illness and disability in midlife and influence the care needs for that cohort of individuals even after they become elderly.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/154246
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title_full An Anticipatory Geriatric Strategy: To Better Care for Those Americans Not Yet Old
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