One of the nation's leading experts on the subject, Cutler argues that health care has in fact improved exponentially over the last 50 years, and that the successes of the system suggest ways in which society might improve care, make the system easier to deal with, and extend coverage to all Americans.
Leading economists discuss current health policy challenges, including prescription drugs benefits as a component of Medicare and conversion to for-profit health plans.
Americans are living longer--and staying healthier longer--than ever before. Despite the rapid disappearance of pensions and health care benefits for retirees, older people are healthier and better off than they were twenty years ago. In Health at Older Ages, a distinguished team of economists analyzes the foundations of disability decline, quantifies this phenomenon in economic terms, and proposes what might be done to accelerate future impro...
