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The elderly, Tamara Thompson, book editor
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- Summary
- Addresses issues related to the rising elderly population, health care needs, and social security privatization
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (242 pages)
- Contents
-
- Is the growing elderly population a serious problem? -- Growing elderly population is a serious problem / Peter G. Peterson -- Growing elderly population will create a health care worker shortage / Kim Krisberg -- Aging prisoners strain the nation's penal system / Stephanie Pfeffer -- Doomsday predictions about population aging are exaggerated / Robert B. Friedland, Laura Summer -- Growing elderly population is healthier and wealthier than ever / Tim Smart -- Elderly contribute to society / David Gould -- Does health care meet the needs of the elderly? -- Medicare reforms have improved health care for the elderly / George W. Bush -- Medicaid eligibility requirements protect the elderly poor / Ellen O'Brien -- Long-term care insurance meets the needs of the elderly / Richard W. Johnson, Cori E. Uccello -- Medicare should be reformed / Jessica Mittler -- Medicaid eligibility requirements must be reformed / Stephen A. Moses -- Ageism prevents the elderly from getting proper medical care / Alice Dembner -- Elderly minorities receive inferior health care / Kim Krisberg -- Alzheimer's epidemic threatens to overwhelm the heath care system / Salynn Boyles -- Should social security be privatized? -- Privatizing social security will benefit all Americans / George W
- Bush -- Privatizing social security gives workers control over their future / Michael Tanner -- Privatizing social security will benefit the economy / David Malpass -- Private social security accounts should not replace guaranteed benefits / Jeffrey B. Liebman -- Privatizing social security would create too much personal risk / Jacob S. Hacker -- Traditional social security program helps Americans share life's risks and rewards / Barack Obama -- What challenges do the elderly face? -- Elderly workers face discrimination / Joanna N. Lahey -- Elderly are vulnerable to abuse / National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence -- Elderly have high suicide rates / Lauren Neergaard -- Elderly are vulnerable to financial exploitation / Susanna Schrobsdorff -- Elderly lack affordable housing / James J. Callahan Jr. -- Lack of transportation options restrict elderly independence / In Hee Choi et al. -- Ageism remains a serious problem for the elderly / Abigail Trafford -- Elderly face a lack of compassion / George Neumayr
- Label
- The elderly
- Title
- The elderly
- Statement of responsibility
- Tamara Thompson, book editor
- Subject
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- Older people -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
- Privatization -- United States
- Altersversorgung
- 2000-2099
- Privatization
- Older people -- Social conditions
- Soziale Sicherheit
- Social security
- Young adult nonfiction
- Social security -- United States
- United States
- Gesundheitswesen
- USA
- Alter
- Older people -- Medical care
- Older people -- Medical care -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Addresses issues related to the rising elderly population, health care needs, and social security privatization
- Cataloging source
- UBY
- Dewey number
- 305.260973/09051
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HQ1064.U5
- LC item number
- E3965 2006
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Thompson, Tamara
- Series statement
- Current controversies
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Older people
- Older people
- Social security
- Privatization
- Older people
- Older people
- Privatization
- Social security
- United States
- Soziale Sicherheit
- Gesundheitswesen
- Altersversorgung
- Alter
- USA
- Label
- The elderly, Tamara Thompson, book editor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-236) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Is the growing elderly population a serious problem? -- Growing elderly population is a serious problem / Peter G. Peterson -- Growing elderly population will create a health care worker shortage / Kim Krisberg -- Aging prisoners strain the nation's penal system / Stephanie Pfeffer -- Doomsday predictions about population aging are exaggerated / Robert B. Friedland, Laura Summer -- Growing elderly population is healthier and wealthier than ever / Tim Smart -- Elderly contribute to society / David Gould -- Does health care meet the needs of the elderly? -- Medicare reforms have improved health care for the elderly / George W. Bush -- Medicaid eligibility requirements protect the elderly poor / Ellen O'Brien -- Long-term care insurance meets the needs of the elderly / Richard W. Johnson, Cori E. Uccello -- Medicare should be reformed / Jessica Mittler -- Medicaid eligibility requirements must be reformed / Stephen A. Moses -- Ageism prevents the elderly from getting proper medical care / Alice Dembner -- Elderly minorities receive inferior health care / Kim Krisberg -- Alzheimer's epidemic threatens to overwhelm the heath care system / Salynn Boyles -- Should social security be privatized? -- Privatizing social security will benefit all Americans / George W
- Bush -- Privatizing social security gives workers control over their future / Michael Tanner -- Privatizing social security will benefit the economy / David Malpass -- Private social security accounts should not replace guaranteed benefits / Jeffrey B. Liebman -- Privatizing social security would create too much personal risk / Jacob S. Hacker -- Traditional social security program helps Americans share life's risks and rewards / Barack Obama -- What challenges do the elderly face? -- Elderly workers face discrimination / Joanna N. Lahey -- Elderly are vulnerable to abuse / National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence -- Elderly have high suicide rates / Lauren Neergaard -- Elderly are vulnerable to financial exploitation / Susanna Schrobsdorff -- Elderly lack affordable housing / James J. Callahan Jr. -- Lack of transportation options restrict elderly independence / In Hee Choi et al. -- Ageism remains a serious problem for the elderly / Abigail Trafford -- Elderly face a lack of compassion / George Neumayr
- Extent
- 1 online resource (242 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other control number
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- 9780737727814
- 978073772782
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)761386512
- Label
- The elderly, Tamara Thompson, book editor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-236) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Is the growing elderly population a serious problem? -- Growing elderly population is a serious problem / Peter G. Peterson -- Growing elderly population will create a health care worker shortage / Kim Krisberg -- Aging prisoners strain the nation's penal system / Stephanie Pfeffer -- Doomsday predictions about population aging are exaggerated / Robert B. Friedland, Laura Summer -- Growing elderly population is healthier and wealthier than ever / Tim Smart -- Elderly contribute to society / David Gould -- Does health care meet the needs of the elderly? -- Medicare reforms have improved health care for the elderly / George W. Bush -- Medicaid eligibility requirements protect the elderly poor / Ellen O'Brien -- Long-term care insurance meets the needs of the elderly / Richard W. Johnson, Cori E. Uccello -- Medicare should be reformed / Jessica Mittler -- Medicaid eligibility requirements must be reformed / Stephen A. Moses -- Ageism prevents the elderly from getting proper medical care / Alice Dembner -- Elderly minorities receive inferior health care / Kim Krisberg -- Alzheimer's epidemic threatens to overwhelm the heath care system / Salynn Boyles -- Should social security be privatized? -- Privatizing social security will benefit all Americans / George W
- Bush -- Privatizing social security gives workers control over their future / Michael Tanner -- Privatizing social security will benefit the economy / David Malpass -- Private social security accounts should not replace guaranteed benefits / Jeffrey B. Liebman -- Privatizing social security would create too much personal risk / Jacob S. Hacker -- Traditional social security program helps Americans share life's risks and rewards / Barack Obama -- What challenges do the elderly face? -- Elderly workers face discrimination / Joanna N. Lahey -- Elderly are vulnerable to abuse / National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence -- Elderly have high suicide rates / Lauren Neergaard -- Elderly are vulnerable to financial exploitation / Susanna Schrobsdorff -- Elderly lack affordable housing / James J. Callahan Jr. -- Lack of transportation options restrict elderly independence / In Hee Choi et al. -- Ageism remains a serious problem for the elderly / Abigail Trafford -- Elderly face a lack of compassion / George Neumayr
- Extent
- 1 online resource (242 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other control number
-
- 9780737727814
- 978073772782
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)761386512
Subject
- 2000-2099
- Alter
- Altersversorgung
- Gesundheitswesen
- Older people -- Medical care
- Older people -- Medical care -- United States
- Older people -- Social conditions
- Older people -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
- Privatization
- Privatization -- United States
- Social security
- Social security -- United States
- Soziale Sicherheit
- USA
- United States
- Young adult nonfiction
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