title: Living to 100 and beyond--implications of longer life spans.
abstract: The challenge of longer life spans will center on the problem of allocating individual, family and social resources most effectively. To create a context for understanding the significance of measuring and forecasting mortality trends, this article addresses concerns about the implications of increasing longevity to very high ages for families, businesses and society as a whole.
authors.affiliation: Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rappaport
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parikh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy / Q000639:trends*; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D012179:Retirement / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology