Shortage of doctors skilled in elderly care grows
Americans 65 and older struggle to find physicians versed in geriatrics as demand rises. A Maryland widow recounted misdiagnosis after a broken pelvis and highlighted the scarcity of geriatricians amid aging projections, rising Medicare costs, and calls for better training.
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Violet Cosgrove
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Bill Frist
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Gene Cohen
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Elizabeth Dobbs
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Population growth figures from 1970 to 2030
Population estimates show steady increases from 1970 to 2030 with values 1970 at 19.9 million, 1980 at 25.5 million, 1990 at 31.5 million, 2000 at 34.8 million, 2010 at 39.4 million, 2020 at 52.1 million, and projected 65.6 million by 2030 distributed by Scripps Howard News Service.
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