Aging America: Trends and Projections : an Information Paper to the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989 - 152 pages |
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Page 49
... hospital and physician insurance , and 12 percent are covered by Medicaid ( most of whom are covered by Medicare as well ) ( table 2-11 ) . By contrast , only 15 percent of the elderly benefit from nonhealth in - kind benefits - and ...
... hospital and physician insurance , and 12 percent are covered by Medicaid ( most of whom are covered by Medicare as well ) ( table 2-11 ) . By contrast , only 15 percent of the elderly benefit from nonhealth in - kind benefits - and ...
Page 81
... hospital by older persons are for chronic condi- tions . Heart disease and other circulatory problems , diseases of ... Hospitals : United States , 1985. " Vital and Health Statistics Series 13 , No. 90 ( April 1987 ) . cian visits by ...
... hospital by older persons are for chronic condi- tions . Heart disease and other circulatory problems , diseases of ... Hospitals : United States , 1985. " Vital and Health Statistics Series 13 , No. 90 ( April 1987 ) . cian visits by ...
Page 82
... hospital days , and 50 per- cent of all days spent in bed . Arthritis and rheumatism , on the other hand , account for relatively few deaths and only 2 percent of hospital days . They do , however , account for 16 percent of days spent ...
... hospital days , and 50 per- cent of all days spent in bed . Arthritis and rheumatism , on the other hand , account for relatively few deaths and only 2 percent of hospital days . They do , however , account for 16 percent of days spent ...
Page 83
... hospital patients are 65 years of age or older . 8 Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of cognitive impairment in old age . Alzheimer's disease and other organic mental disorders affect more than 6 percent of older adults ...
... hospital patients are 65 years of age or older . 8 Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of cognitive impairment in old age . Alzheimer's disease and other organic mental disorders affect more than 6 percent of older adults ...
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... HOSPITAL USE The use of hospitals by older people , as measured by the number and rate of hospital discharges , rose steadily between 1965 and 1985. Both measures declined between 1983 and 1985 - the number of discharges falling by 7 ...
... HOSPITAL USE The use of hospitals by older people , as measured by the number and rate of hospital discharges , rose steadily between 1965 and 1985. Both measures declined between 1983 and 1985 - the number of discharges falling by 7 ...
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65 and older age group Aging World annual assets average Barbara Boyle benefits budget Bureau of Labor Canada caregivers Center for Health Chart compared Congressional Research Service Consumer Expenditure Survey consumer units Current Population Reports Current Population Survey Data prepared decline developed countries DEVELOPED WORLD elderly and nonelderly elderly persons elderly population Employment estimated families Fund health care Health Statistics heart disease Hispanic origin hospital housing increase Japan Kevin G Kinsella labor force participation Labor Statistics living Male Female median income Medicaid Medicare million National Center nursing home older persons older population older workers pension percent of older percentage persons 65 PERSONS AGE 65 Population Reports Series poverty level poverty rate projected race retirement SELECTED COUNTRIES Social Security Source spent spouse Sweden Taueber Torrey total support ratio U.S. Bureau U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Department United Kingdom Unpublished data unrelated individuals veterans West Germany younger