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In Health Debate, the Oldest Voices Are Also the Faintest

The New Old Age Blog - The New York Times

The New York Times and other news media have lately been full of poll results on the reaction of the elderly to President Obama’s plans for a health care overhaul. Uniformly, the numbers show that the elderly, compared to other age groups, are worried about proposals to address the unsustainable increases in Medicare costs, to conduct effectiveness research on what medical care works and what doesn’t, and to reimburse doctors for routine end-of-life counseling.

via In Health Debate, the Oldest Voices Are Also the Faintest – The New Old Age Blog – NYTimes.com.

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Posted on August 25, 2009 | No Comments | Category: Alzheimer's, Dementia |

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