Open AccessEstimating the future healthcare costs of an aging population in the UK: expansion of morbidity and the need for preventative care
Author(s) -
M. Julian Caley,
K. S. Sidhu
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdq044
Subject(s) - health care , population ageing , population , business , population health , actuarial science , public economics , economics , medicine , environmental health , economic growth
The healthcare costs of an aging population have major consequences for healthcare organizations and have major implication for strategic planning of services. An impending freeze in budgets in the UK makes these consequences especially significant.
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