
Number of elderly will double by 2030; CDC says key is preventing disease
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CHICAGO - The cost of caring for aging Americans will add 25 percent to the nation’s health care bill by 2030 unless people act now to stay healthy, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
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