Move by Baby Boomers into Senior Status Will Impact Health Spending

Mark Mather, a demographer and associate vice president at the Population Reference Bureau, described major trends that will drive both the size of the country and the associated costs likely to strain its health care system.

The bureau, a nonprofit that tracks and analyzes U.S. Census Bureau and other demographic data, has a wealth of data that allows journalists to drill into population numbers and the trends impacting them.

Among the resources:

 

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