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Politics and Health CareRedesigning Health Care for an Older AmericaMajor structural reform to the nation's health care system is recommended by leading experts our policy report "Redesigning Health care for an Older America." Calling for health care that is "proactive, rather than reactive" the report urges that the special —and mostly unmet needs — of older adults in an aging population be given proper priority. The new structure would focus on:
“Our current health care system is not meeting the needs of our older population,” says Dr.
Robert Butler, president and CEO of the ILC-USA. “The Medicare program created in 1965
focused on patients being treated only when sick with little or no emphasis on prevention and
coordination. We must integrate what we now know about health care for older persons into a
new system with an emphasis on keeping people healthy and productive as they grow old.”
Recommendations Focus on Eight Key AreasThe guidelines included in "Redesigning Health Care for an Older America" are designed to stimulate and guide initial steps toward a serious revision of geriatric care and health care in the United States. The recommendations focus on eight key areas, including using a life course perspective, a continuum of care, and protecting the rights, dignity, and personal needs of older Americans. To learn more, click on our Related Links, below. Back
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