ICD10monitor July 12, 2023
The move comes as an estimated 10,000 baby boomers retire every day.
It may come as a shock to realize that the nation’s oldest baby boomer and the current U.S. life expectancy this year became the same age: 77.
That might help explain why the federal Administration for Community Living (ACL) is seeking input on a broad range of proposed updates to most of its Older Americans Act (OAA) programs, which haven’t been substantially changed since 1988.
“Our world has changed dramatically in the 35 years since,” the ACL said in a post to its website. “The population of older adults has nearly doubled and has grown increasingly diverse. Older adults are living longer than ever before, and their expectations...