imperative to uncover recent and future health trends in the elderly population, and to investigate whether extra years of life … gained through increased longevity will be spent in good or bad health. Thus, through this literature review, we first … health and illness, and to obtain comparable indicators over time and space are highlighted. …

are related to lower levels of population health with updated data from around year 2000. Second, to examine the … inequality-health relationship across the life course with particular focus on old age when income distributions often shift ….<br> Conclusions -- These updated results do not support the inequality-health hypothesis. The relationship between income inequality …

in extremely good health and annuity rates are determined using very low mortality assumptions (high life expectancy …” annuity given their less-than-preferred health profile. This paper looks at reasons for this market reality in the U. S. and …

the distribution of health care and other confounding factors. We suggest that the studies estimates of pharmaceutical …

Little comparative research exists on health experiences and conditions of minority groups in Canada and the United … article explores race and immigrant disparities in health and health care access across the two countries. The study focus was … on middle and old age given the change and increasing diversity in health and health care policy, such as Medicare …