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100			_aMatthews, Trudi,
245		0	_aAs Americans Age, States Respond. _cTrudi Matthews.
260			_bState News, _c2005.
440			_aSIRS Enduring Issues 2006. _nArticle 59, _pFamily, _x1522-3213;
500			_aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.
500			_aOriginally Published: As Americans Age, States Respond, Aug. 2005; pp. 14-17.
520			_a"According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people older than 65 will more than double between 2000 and 2050, and the population over age 85 will quadruple. Fueling America's population transformation are the 76 million baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964. In 2011, the first wave of boomers turns 65. With the retirement of the baby boomers just six years away, demographers and policy-makers alike worry about the effect an aging society will have on social programs and government budgets. That's because most social programs, public and private health insurance systems and retirement funds rely on younger workers to support older persons. There are currently nearly five people of working age for each older person. In the near future, this ratio will drop to fewer than three workers for each older person. There may simply not be enough younger workers or productivity gains in the economy to adequately address future financial needs." (STATE NEWS) This article examines what state governments can do to prepare for "the imminent demographic wave of older Americans."
599			_aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
650			_aAging _xForecasting
650			_aLabor supply
650			_aMedicaid
650			_aOlder people
650			_aOlder people _xLong-term care
650			_aPension trusts
650			_aRetirement income
650			_aState governments
710			_aProQuest Information and Learning Company _tSIRS Enduring Issues 2006, _pFamily. _x1522-3213;
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