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Health, Life Expectancy, and Health Care Spending among the Elderly

James Lubitz, Liming Cai, Ellen A. Kramarow, Harold R. Lentzner

New England Journal of Medicine · 2003 · 512 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

The expected cumulative health expenditures for healthier elderly persons, despite their greater longevity, were similar to those for less healthy persons. Health-promotion efforts aimed at persons under 65 years of age may improve the health and longevity of the elderly without increasing health expenditures.

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