Living longer in declining health: Factors driving healthcare costs among older people

Laia Maynou, Andrew Street and García−Altés, Anna

Social Science & Medicine, 2023, vol. 327, issue C

Abstract: Developed countries are facing challenges in caring for people who are living longer but with a greater morbidity burden. Such people are likely to be regular users of healthcare.

Keywords: Multimorbidity; Long term conditions; Adjusted morbidity groups; Proximity to death (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115955

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