Healthy Aging

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Healthy Aging

SHP faculty examine the complex factors that shape health later in life, including studying how Medicare and other public programs can be strengthened to meet the demands of a rapidly aging population, how chronic disease and disability can be prevented or delayed, and how communities and care systems can be designed to support independence and well-being into old age.

US Life Expectancy Lags—But Worse for Aging `Forgotten Middle’

A new study finds lower-middle-class Americans are experiencing a sharp decline in health and well-being—especially those approaching retirement.

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Less Invasive Heart Procedure Proves Just as Effective—And Less Expensive

Previous studies found coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) to be cost-effective compared with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but new research shows their comparative effectiveness and economic outcomes may have changed.

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When Health-Care Providers Go Bankrupt, Patients Pay the Price

U.S. health care organizations are filing for bankruptcy at record rates as they increasingly rely on risky debt, leading to increases in staff turnover and harm to patients – particularly elderly ones living in nursing homes.

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