While health care costs are steadily rising, the United States is about to see a giant jump in the number of senior citizens. Between 2010 and 2040, the number will jump from 50 to 80 million people. Jack W. Plunkett, CEO of Plunkett Research, Ltd.™, demonstrates why that is going to have an impact on the United States health care system using the latest market research and statistics. Also discussed are the subjects of the government health care bill, the large number of uninsured in the US and how United States health care costs compare to other nations in the OECD. These subjects have, and will continue to have, influence on health care industry trends As always, visit us at: www.facebook.com twitter.com and at www.plunkettresearch.com
Dave Barry shares baby boomer health woes and what men and women want from healthcare at the June 2008 Specialized Information Publishers Association (SIPA) meeting. To market healthcare to baby boomers, Gen X and Gen Y, go to store.hin.com
Which Star Wars characters map to which generations? (you might be surprised!) Carlen Lea Lesser presents at e-Patient Connections 2009. - Pecha Kucha style (20 slides, 20 seconds per slide) - Strauss & Howe Generational Theory - Boomers in Fourth Turning - Baby Boomers = Darth Vader - Gen Xers = Han Solo - Millennials = whiny tatooine farm boysSAVE THE DATES: e-Patient Connections 2010! ====================================== The conference that generated all the buzz last year will return to the Philadelphia Hyatt Bellevue from September 27-29, 2010. Make sure to sign-up for all the updates at www.epatient2010.com.
On January 30, Solomon McCown & Company (SM&) hosted a panel to discuss the impact boomers will have on real estate, healthcare and community development, as well as a look back on the contributions they have made to our society beginning with changes in maternity care. Moderated by Martha Bebinger, reporter and producer for WBUR, the conversation featured distinguished experts on birth, aging, real estate development and healthcare: Tina Cassidy, Author of Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born and SM& vice president; Len Fishman, president & CEO of Hebrew SeniorLife; Pamela Goodman, president of Beacon Communities Development LLC; Joanne Handy, president & CEO of Visiting Nurse Association of Boston; and Dr. Jeffrey Levin-Scherz, chief medical officer of Atrius Health & Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates.
