Will you still need me?: the health and financial security of older Americans : findings from the Commonwealth Fund Survey of Older Adults

Will you still need me?: the health and financial security of older Americans : findings from the Commonwealth Fund Survey of Older Adults

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Collins, Sara R., author
Davis, Karen, author
Schoen, Cathy, author
Doty, Michelle M., author
How, Sabrina K. H., author
Holmgren, Alyssa L., author
Contributor(s):
Commonwealth Fund, issuing body.
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, June 2005
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Health Services for the Aged -- economics
Health Services Needs and Demand -- trends
Insurance, Health -- trends
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
The Commonwealth Fund Survey of Older Adults, conducted from September to November of 2004, presents new information on the health and financial security of adults ages 50 to 70. On average, older adults have high rates of chronic disease and high out-of-pocket medical spending. Rising out-of-pocket health costs, sluggish wage growth, and erosion of retiree health benefits threatens older adults' ability to save for retirement. The survey finds widespread support among older adults for policies that would help them save for their future health and long-term care costs not covered by Medicare. It also finds broad support for policies that would allow them to buy into Medicare before age 65.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (xiv, 46 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101254929 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101254929