It may surprise some readers that we were worried about long-term fiscal trends more than a decade ago, but independent budget analysts and the CBO recognized that rising health care costs and the aging of the baby boomers would put enormous pressure on the federal government.
And he opts for health stocks catering to aging boomers, like HMO operator Wellpoint and drug distributor Cardinal Health.
Following a decade during which he made lots of presentations to groups for the aging and health care companies, he saw a future in spreading his positive aging message to corporate clients.
I'm a California girl, born and raised here, with an abiding interest in health issues and particularly, healthy aging.
Most of the future projected growth of government is due to a rising health care costs and an aging population.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration on Aging (AoA), the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as well as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have also moved the HIV and aging agenda forward.
And, as 77 million aging Baby Boomers require more health and long-term care, deficits will head upwards in the decades after that.
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"It's the major problem--a sort of time-bomb for Uruguay, " says Dr. Martha Pelaez , a regional adviser on aging and health at PAHO.
Like Congressman Paul Ryan, he assumes that federal spending can be immunized from the demands of population aging and rising health care costs.
But the long-run trends, caused by an aging population and rising health care costs are unmistakable.
But with an aging population and rising health care costs, we are spending too fast to sustain the program.
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ObamaCare will reach the implementation phase, the economy will rebound (hopefully), and both government and corporate buyers of health care will continue to grapple with rising costs of care and an aging population.
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They do everything in it, from deeply sharing their lives with friends and family (who may live in different cities or countries), to shopping and paying bills, communicating at work, meeting people after work, finding places to get a decent burrito, competing at sports and games, accessing health care, learning new things, or taking care of children and aging parents, ad infinitum.
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The U.S. has an aging population with good health insurance and discretionary income to spend on health care.
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These important steps will not only build health care career opportunities for veterans, but also help to expand the health workforce to meet the needs of the growing and aging population.
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The aging of the baby boomers and rising health care costs will push up government spending.
Many of these jobs are health-care and engineering support positions, driven by the aging baby boomer population and the increasing automation of technology and manufacturing machinery.
It can reduce issues around maternal health and high child fatality rates, which are leading to a combined global population that is both very young and aging at the same time.
Analysts are making the point that even as Japan is losing some if its competitive edge in manufacturing, what its now relatively rich and aging society is demanding is services like health care.
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And again, basic things like health care, an aging population, worrying about you know, there's a concern about what's going to happen with all these elderly people, and how are they going to fund taking care of them.
Many of these subjects were already health-impaired, suffering from asthma, metabolic syndrome, and aging (up to 75 years old).
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Perhaps Forbes had erred in staking a major conference on an aging guru seemingly well over the hill and in parlous health.
The generic industry is being driven by the aging of the population, escalating health care costs, political and financial pressure to accommodate generic drug growth, and increased generic penetration, especially in Japan, Italy, Spain and France.
Ginkgo supplements were no better than a placebo for preventing dementia, according to the study, which was sponsored by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the health care and social assistance industry will create some 28% of all the new jobs in the U.S. from 2010 to 2020, as extended longevity and an aging population push up demand for all kinds of health care professionals.
The discussion however was focused around global challenges including, education, aging population, conflict resolution, population growth, employment and health.
Despite managed care's unceasing attempts to restrain the costs of health care, aging baby boomers are rushing to repair their creaky joints, valves and tendons in record numbers.
First, they inserted a fraud question into surveys that are conducted annually by the Rush Memory and Aging Project, which questions the elderly about the gamut of their health, neurological, physical and mental developments.
But increased health costs are more than offset by declines in spending on entertainment and transportation costs, as aging seniors go out less and perhaps give up their cars.
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Some health plans are getting into the business, seeing a business opportunity and growth among a booming population of aging baby boomers.
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