Health Beyond 50: Ouch!

[Sallie Neillie]

Hye, kiddo!  I finally got added to your e-mail list, so think I can now
bug you easier than I used to be able to.  (OK, what's good news for me
might not be good news for you!).  And to think I just turned 50 a few
months ago.  How's life treating you?  Having fun yet??
 
Time for coffee these days?

>>> margo at pnwhealth.com 06/07/02 01:09PM >>>
That is the title of an article in the current issue of AARP Bulletin. 
The
sub-title notes that, "People Live Long--But Reveals Many Gaps in
Health
Care System."   AARP is announcing a comprehensive look at the
nation's
health system.  AARP notes that the report consolidates an array of
information from the federal government, private polling companies,
AARP and
other research organizations.  It's the second in a series of AARP
reports
examining the status and progress of older Americans in areas such as
economic security and long-term care.

One major concern revealed in the report is that health insurance for
the
50+ age group is often unaffordable and inadequate.
Good physical health is just one measure of health security or
well-being.
Other indicators re adequate health and long-term care insurance
coverage;
access to quality health care; protection against financially
devastating
health costs; and sufficient information for making sound health
decisions."
I particularly like that last item!

You can download the full report (read long, the executive summary
alone is
29 pages) or order a print copy online at this address -
http://www.aarp.org/beyond50/#download 

If you want to find AARP Bulletin - http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/ 
Don't
miss the cover story, "Can Aging be Reversed?"  Sadly, 51 top
scientists
say...NO!  Margo

Margo Harris
Seattle, WA
206/932-1273
Email: margo at pnwhealth.com 
Internet: www.pnwhealth.com 
PNW SOPHE Job Bank: www.pnwhealth.com/jobbank.htm 
"I know God won't give me anything I can't handle.
I just wish (s)he didn't trust me so much."  Mother Theresa



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