THE LATEST REPORTS IN HEALTH POLICY
12. Study Examines Effects of Aging Population on Inpatient Care
"The Effect of Population Aging on Future Hospital Demand," Health Affairs: The Health Affairs Web exclusive -- by Bradley Strunk, a consulting health researcher at the Center for Studying Health System Change; Paul Ginsburg, HSC president; and Michelle Banker, an HSC health research assistant -- examines how the aging population will affect demand for inpatient hospital care. According to the study, the aging population's effect on inpatient care will be relatively small over the next decade, while local population trends and advances in medical technology will be more important factors. Inpatient services are expected to increase by 64.8% between 2005 and 2015; however, population aging accounts for only 7.6% of the increase, according to the study (Strunk et al., Health Affairs, 3/28).
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