...disabled elderly must rely on their own resources or, when these have been exhausted, turn to welfare. The aging of the baby boom generation combined with...public and private spending far into the next century. Before additional stress is put on this inadequate system, Americans should carefully consider alternative...

...rely on their own resources, and when those are exhausted, turn to welfare in the form of medicaid. The aging of the baby boom generation, combined with...will require substantially greater public and private expenditures far into the next century. We project that over the next 30 years, the number of people...

...disabled elderly must rely on their own resources or, when these have been exhausted, turn to welfare. The aging of the baby boom generation combined with rapidly falling mortality rates for the 66 elderly will lead to sharply increased demand for long-term care that will require substantially...

...on their own resources or, when these have been exhausted, turn to welfare in the fora of Medicaid. The aging of the baby boom generation combined with...public and private spending far into the next century. Before * These opinions are those of the authors and should not be attributed to other staff aembers,...