NOTE: This is already happening BEFORE GOP implementation of healthcare legislation that will affect who can get insurance (and, therefore, treatment) at a rate they can afford.
The following article by Matthew A. Davis and Kenneth Langa was posted on the Conversation website September 18, 2017:
The U.S. has seen substantial improvements in life expectancy over the past century, particularly for those who are better-educated and more affluent.
Our study, out September 18, looks at the health of older Americans in recent years, using data collected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on more than 50,000 seniors age 65 and older. Seniors in 2014 were 14 percent more likely to report that they were in very good or excellent health, compared to seniors in 2000. Continue reading “Rich American seniors are getting healthier, leaving the poor behind”