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Health-Care Economics and the Impact of Aging on Rising Health-Care Costs

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The US economy is the largest in the world, and US health-care costs represent a larger percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) than in any other developed nation, resulting in the highest global per capita spending rate. Economists project that health-care costs will continue to rise, eventually exceeding 50 % of all US economic transactions. The aging “baby boomer” generation is thought to be a major driving force for increased health-care expenditures, but other key issues may have even greater impact on future spending.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 4008 Burnett-Womack Clinical Sciences Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7228, USA

    Preston B. Rich MD, MBA & Noran Barry MD

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  1. Department of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University of Chicago Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA

    Fred A. Luchette

  2. Professor of Surgery, Hofstra School of Medicine Medical Director for Surgical and Perioperative Services, Southside Hospital/Northwell Health, Bay Shore, New York, USA

    Jay A. Yelon

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Rich, P.B., Barry, N. (2017). Health-Care Economics and the Impact of Aging on Rising Health-Care Costs. In: Luchette, F., Yelon, J. (eds) Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48687-1_11

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