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Question 1

Old people’s impact on our world is ___ everyday

Answer 1

increase

Question 2

knowing about old people who help you prepare for

Answer 2

your own future

Question 3

__% of the population is 65 or older

Answer 3

15.2%

Question 4

the percentage of people over 65 is projected to ___ between now and 2030

Answer 4

increase

Question 5

the percentage of people over 85 is projected to ___ between now and 2050

Answer 5

exponentially increase

Question 6

why is the population pyramid not a pyramid anymore

Answer 6

too many baby boomers, by 2050 when they are all dead it will go back to a pyramid

Question 7

baby boomers

Answer 7

1946-1964

Question 8

__ has the highest percentage of its population over 65

Answer 8

japan 17.1% in 2000 and projected to be 26.2% in 2020, we are in 5th with 12.5% in 2000 and 16.6% for 2020

Question 9

there is a shift in the marketplace due to

Answer 9

OLD PEOPLE

Question 10

most read periodical in the world

Answer 10

AARP

Question 11

average life expectancy in the US is __ for men and __ for women

Answer 11

77-m, 82-w

Question 12

everyday you live, your life expectancy __

Answer 12

increases

Question 13

life expectancy at 25 increases with increasing

Answer 13

education

Question 14

since __ life expectancy in the US has increased. at the turn of the __ century less than __ of all americans lived past __, Today over __% do

Answer 14

1900, 20th, half, 65, 80%

Question 15

life expectancy top 3 coutnies

Answer 15

japan, switzerland, france
j- 85.52f/78m
s- 83/78
f: 82/75

Question 16

ways to increase life expectancy: go for a _, eat more __, quit ___, lift __, get a ___, add __ to your diet, challenge your ___, be optimistic, spend time with ____, help someone else

Answer 16

go for a walk, eat more fish, quit smoking, lift weights, get a pet, add supplements, challenge your mind, be optimistic, spend time with friends, help someone else

Question 17

knowing about old people is good b/c you can give advice to

Answer 17

people who are aging

Question 18

special considerations at the __ for people born before 1937

Answer 18

airport

Question 19

sandwich generation

Answer 19

people who are caring for their aging parents while supporting their children

Question 20

most common chronic conditions in people 65 and older (are exacting what you would expect)

Answer 20

arthritis (57%), HTN (55%), heart disease (37%), urinary incontinence (19%), diabetes (17), cancer (17) osteoporosis/ broken hips (16), alz (2)

Question 21

top 6 killers of people 65 and older

Answer 21

1. heart disease, 2. cancer, 3. stroke 4. COPD 5. pneumonia/flu 6. diabetes

Question 22

people 65 and older spend most dental dollars in what 4 specialties

Answer 22

1. fixed prosthetic 2. perio, 3. endo 4. removable prosthetic

Question 23

for old people their percentage of patient visits services proved and patient expenditures __ their percentage of the population

Answer 23

exceeded

visits (26%)
services (23%)
expenditures (28%)

basically they take longer than anyone else and spend more

Question 24

medicare is a national __ __ program

Answer 24

national social

Question 25

medicare provides insurance to people ___ and older regardless of __ or __ history, who have worked and paid into he system

Answer 25

65, income, medical

Question 26

medicare covers the cost of health care for some younger people with ___ as well as those with _ __ __ __ and __ __ __ and those needing hospice care

Answer 26

disabilities, end stage renal disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Question 27

in 2010 medicare provided insurance to __ million americans and __ million people were 65 or older and __ million where younger people with disabilities

Answer 27

48, 40, 8

Question 28

with medicare only __% of the total health care costs fo all enrollees is covered

Answer 28

48

Question 29

with medicare, non-covered costs and services are the responsibility of the __, these include long term care and what 3 others?

Answer 29

individual; dental, hearing, vision

Question 30

medicaid is a __ __ program for families and individuals with __ __ established in 1966

Answer 30

social healthcare, low income

Question 31

the largest source of funding for medical and health- related services for people with low income in the US is __. it a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the __ and __ govt but managed by the __

Answer 31

medicaid, state, federal, state

Question 32

with medicaid, each state currently has broad leeway to determine who is libel for implantation of program. states are not __ to participate, although most do,

Answer 32

require

Question 33

medicaid recipients must be __ __ or legal __ __ and may include low income adults, their children and people with certain ___

Answer 33

US citizens, permanent residents, disabilites

Question 34

__ alone does not qualify someone for medicaid

Answer 34

poverty

Question 35

nursing home costs by source of payment (5 sources)

Answer 35

1. medicaid 49% 2. out of pocket 25% 3. medicare 12% 4. private insurance 7 5. other gov't

Question 36

medicare spending has __ between 1980 and 2010

Answer 36

increased (from 54 billion to 520 billion); went from 1.2% of GDP to 3.6%

Question 37

there are 16,100 __ __ in the country

Answer 37

nursing homes

Question 38

__ of all americans will spend some time in a nursing home. there are __ million americans living in a nursing home. __ of nursing home residents are female

Answer 38

42%, 1.8 million, 66.2%

Question 39

median age of nursing home person is __, __% of americans aged 75 and older live in a NH, almost __% of those 95 and older live in a NH. 53% of all NH residents are diagnosed with __

Answer 39

83.2, 7.4%, 50%, dementia

Question 40

in ohio 1,000 nursing homes for __ residents

Answer 40

88k

Question 41

avg cost of nursing home is about __ a month

Answer 41

5k

Question 42

options proposed for dealing with increasing healthcare costs of old people- reduce __ to providers and hospitals, increase __ and other requirements for eligibility, increase __ from older patients, license __ __ providers to provide serves at reduced rates, offer __ for home care v. nursing home care, limit usage of __, put _ _ on certain treatments

Answer 42

payments, age, co-payments, lower level, incentives, pharmaceuticals, age limits