title: World without end? As America's lifespan continues to grow, so does its reluctance of facing the inevitable. The healthcare industry is caught in the middle.
authors.affiliation: Healthcare Association of Southern California, USA. jlott@hasc.org
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lott
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002140:California; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D010166:Palliative Care; D014481:United States