TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Public Policy Intersecting with an Aging Society A1 - Alkema, Gretchen E. A1 - Chernof,, Bruce Allen A2 - Williams, Brie A. A2 - Chang, Anna A2 - Ahalt, Cyrus A2 - Chen, Helen A2 - Conant, Rebecca A2 - Landefeld, C. Seth A2 - Ritchie, Christine A2 - Yukawa, Michi PY - 2014 T2 - Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics, 2e AB - The continuum of care that supports older Americans is at a crossroads. The major policy initiatives framing financing and system design in both the public and private sectors are approximately 50 years old and were designed for a very different time and population. When the Medicare and Medicaid programs became law in 1965, the average life expectancy in the United States was 70 years (Figure 76–1), and most hospitals did not have technologies to significantly prolong life following a life-threatening incident. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100070586 ER -