tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620959907842569848.post1783494199727065151..comments2013-10-02T00:13:10.654-07:00Comments on HHN Daily: The Boomer ConundrumJaneJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00764287325223000678noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620959907842569848.post-13809854184532767372011-02-16T15:46:32.897-08:002011-02-16T15:46:32.897-08:00Some additional points about Boomers:
1) Most ar...Some additional points about Boomers:<br /><br />1) Most are still in the private sector, so that it is not Medicare that needs to be feared, it is what Boomers' accumulation of chronic diseases will do to private insurance prices, at a time when private insurers will also have the imact of cost-shift from government patients, if the Medicaid expansions go forward.<br /><br />2) Boomer doctors will be leaving practice at a time when they are needed to care for other Boomers. What then? We already are dependent on Foreign Medical Graduates to fill in. We should push through reorganization to enlarge physician capability via teams of associated health professionals.<br /><br />3. The care of Boomers and seniors will have to be reconfigured from acute care to longitudinal care for people with chronic conditions--starting at time of enrollment where risks should be assessed and addressed.<br /><br />See my paper, "Blueprint for 21st Century American Healthcare System,"<br />New Century Healthcare Institute, San Francisco, 1/1/11--soon to be an e-White Paper by Payers and Providers (March).<br /><br />Wanda J. Jones, President, NCHIWanda Jones, President, NCHInoreply@blogger.com