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Demographics and Economics of Geriatric Patient Care

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Anesthesiologists in geriatric practice care primarily for patients who are insured via Medicare, the federal health insurance program for citizens over the age of 65. The Medicare program has grown steadily in complexity and cost since its inception in 1965. It is expected to come under significant financial pressure as the population of the United States ages and the costs of providing health care continue to grow at ever-increasing rates.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Maria F. Galati MBA (Vice Chair, Administration)

  2. Flagship Patient Advocates, New York, NY, USA

    Roger D. London MD, MBA (Vice President and Medical Director)

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Surgery, and Geriatrics and Adult Development , Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Jeffrey H. Silverstein MD (Professor, Vice Chairman for Research, Associate Dean for Research) (Professor, Vice Chairman for Research, Associate Dean for Research)

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington and the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA

    G. Alec Rooke MD, PhD (Professor and Visiting Professor of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine) (Professor and Visiting Professor of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine)

  3. Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    G. Alec Rooke MD, PhD (Professor and Visiting Professor of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine) (Professor and Visiting Professor of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine)

  4. College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology/College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

    J. G. Reves MD (Vice President for Medical Affairs, Dean) (Vice President for Medical Affairs, Dean)

  5. Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Charles H. McLeskey MD

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Galati, M.F., London, R.D. (2008). Demographics and Economics of Geriatric Patient Care. In: Silverstein, J.H., Rooke, G.A., Reves, J.G., McLeskey, C.H. (eds) Geriatric Anesthesiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72527-7_2

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