title: Charting health care's future.
abstract: This month's fold-out section compiles data illustrating the impact that aging baby boomers will have on health care in the coming years. The data is taken from the Digest of Health Care's Future, H&HN's 54-page chartbook of statistics and analysis.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008484:Medicaid / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014481:United States