Expert: Aging boomers may increase care burden on families
Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 17:56
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the U.S. Congress debates legislation on a health care system overhaul, one Penn State health expert sees an unavoidable crisis on the horizon. Chris Calkins, director of outreach health initiatives for Penn State, fears neither the House nor Senate bills fully address the strain on the system represented by the impending `tsunami` of geriatric health care needs.