The graying of America, a triumph of medical and cultural advances,has caught us unprepared. Our economic system, burdened withSocial Security, Medicare, and extended retirement years, isshaking. Our legal system may be overwhelmed by the choosingof surrogates to make health care and end-of-life decisions,evaluations of competence, and the issuing of advance directives.Our health care system is challenged by the sheer number ofelderly people and the demands of providing cost-effective careto those who are frail.
For the elderly, health is the foundation of a good qualityof life — the obvious reason that the . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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Dr. Libow is a professor at the Jewish Home and Hospital Lifecare System of New York and a professor of geriatrics and adult development at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine — both in New York.
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