title: Wealth patterns among elderly Americans: implications for health care affordability.
abstract: This paper estimates the ability of the elderly to pay for necessary health care services and emerging technologies. Projections from the Long Term Care Financing Model paint a promising picture of the income and assets that elders in the future will have available to support discretionary, uncovered health care and service costs. Nevertheless, policymakers should pay close attention to the finances of the "Tweeners"--people who are middle class with low levels of discretionary assets available for health and long-term care.
authors.affiliation: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, USA.
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Knickman
authors.forename: Kelly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Emily K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Snell
authors.forename: Lisa Maria B
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Alecxih
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kennell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002388:Catastrophic Illness / Q000191:economics; D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012923:Social Class