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Posted on April 16, 2008

Apparently our healthcare system is not ready for the incoming surge of Baby Boomers. The Associated Press reports:The Institute of Medicine report found there are only about 7,100 doctors certified in geriatrics in the United States, 1 for every 2,500 older Americans.The report urged that all health care workers be trained in basic geriatric care and that schools increase training in the treatment of older patients.And it said pay for geriatric specialists, doctors, nurses and care workers needs to be increased.A doctor specializing in elderly care earned $163,000 on average in 2005 compa...

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