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Population aging and the use of office-based physician services
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August 2010
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Description:"From 1998 to 2008, the U.S. population aged 65 and over increased by 15 percent, while the population aged 45 to 64 increased by 37 percent. The proportion of persons aged 65 and over is expected to increase in the future as the baby boomers, currently in the 45-64 age group, enter their elder years. The federal Medicare program is the largest payer for health care for those aged 65 and over, and accounts for an increasing share of U.S. national health expenditures-14 percent in 1978, 18 percent in 1998, and 20 percent in 2008. Medicare has attempted to control expenditures through limiting payment rates to physicians, resulting in generally lower Medicare physician fees than private insurance fees. Despite this fact, most physicians accept new Medicare patients, and Medicare spending is expected to continue to grow. This report describes past trends in physician care provided to patients of different ages, with particular attention paid to persons aged 45 and over." - p. 1
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Content Notes:Donald Cherry, Christine Lucas, and Sandra L. Decker.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 7-8).
Cherry D, Lucas C, Decker SL. Population aging and the use of office-based physician services. NCHS data brief, no 41. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2010.
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Pubmed ID:20699063
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Pages in Document:print; 8 p. ; 28 cm.
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