Seniors are living longer, but health care crisis may loom
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/28/senior-citizens-health-care-report/2354635/
An aging nation that’s living longer but with growing rates of diseases such as Alzheimer’s faces an emerging health care crisis, according to a new report that analyzes seniors’ health status state-by-state. America’s Health Rankings Senior Report focuses on numerous measures of senior health, including physical inactivity, obesity, self-reported health status, poverty and drug coverage. A spokesperson for the report said people turning 65 today are “more likely to live longer than their parents and grandparents, and much more likely to live sicker for a longer period of time.”
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