Health status and medical treatment of the future elderly
Subtitle: final report
By: Dana P. Goldman ... [et al.]
Contributors: Goldman, Dana P. 1966-; Rand Corporation
Publisher: RAND
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Older people -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Forecasting; Older people -- Medical care -- Economic aspects -- United States; Medical care, Cost of -- United States -- Forecasting; Medical care -- United States -- Mathematical models
Notes: "TR-169-CMS, August 2004, prepared for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-228)

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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Table of contents: value: Prospects for medical advances in the 21st century; value: The medical expert panels; value: The future elderly model (FEM); value: Health expenditures; value: Health status; value: The health status of future Medicare entering cohorts; value: Scenarios; value: Usefulness to the Office of the Actuary; value: Conclusions