Consumer demand for expensive diabetes and weight loss medications like Ozempic could drive up insurance premiums and Medicare costs.
Aging
Health Beat Leader
Liz Seegert
The accelerating aging of America, the most significant demographic trend of our time, has profound implications for health institutions, families, workplaces, communities, the economy, even the very concept of a normal life trajectory. The health care implications are enormous, as seniors consume more medical care and account for a larger share of the nation’s health care spending than any other age group. Reporters on the aging beat will want to follow how scientific and medical advances contribute to better health and longer lives for older adults in the years ahead.
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Care transitions for older adults from hospital to home or hospital to nursing home can be uncertain, frightening and risky.…
Green Houses are elder-centered, long-term care residences that are designed to look and feel like a typical residential home.
Half of the population will experience menopause, yet this time is fraught with mystery, misconceptions, and a lack of solid…
Most non-white people are developing chronic conditions at younger ages compared to their white counterparts.
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