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Topic- Economics of aging
Careful spending on public health lowers preventable mortality
In the current economic climate, government programs for health care are being scrutinized. Is there a return on investment in public health? According to press information introducing a new study, public health spending varies widely across the United States. For example, per capita state public health spending ranged from a low of less than US $4 in Nevada to a high of more than $171 in Hawaii. Local public health spending varied even more significantly—ranging from less than $1 per capita to more than $200 per capita, with the median spent around $36 per person.
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But, 50-year-old Americans could lower the bill $1.1 trillion by 2050
Background in a new study explains that, in 1975, people age 50 in the United States could expect to live slightly longer than people of the same age in Western Europe. However, by 2005, the statistics reversed and people in Europe were living longer. Why? The researchers decided to find out.
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In the US, health care costs could rise to $4.6 trillion by 2020
Projections are estimates, or “what if” scenarios, of changes that could take place in the future based on current information and past trends. Projections are based on a set of assumptions and often propose multiple scenarios. When the assumptions or the current information changes, the projection will be affected.
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Dollar value of resistance training
One year after an intervention with women ages 65-75 years who lived in the community, a cost-utility analysis (a ratio of the cost of an intervention compared to the benefit) was conducted based on health status and utilization of healthcare resources to estimate incremental cost per quality-adjusted life year gained. The women engaged in resistance training once a week or twice a week, or a toning and balance class.
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Billion-dollar health care bill tied to five conditions
What health conditions create the most expense for people who are 65 years and older?
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Caregiving is a financial blow for Boomers
Adult’s concerns about funding retirement have been constant in the US news. Recently, a Gallup poll of 1,077 adults, ages 18 and older, found 66% very/moderately worried about having enough money in retirement. According to the National Alliance for Caregiving, there are 65.7 million family caregivers in the US. Among 1,480 caregivers who responded to a 2009 survey (Caregiving in the US), 57% were working.
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