Learning to navigate health care for the elderly

Learning to navigate health care for the elderly
Learning to navigate health care for the elderly

Learning to navigate health care for the elderly

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As baby boomers age, an increasing number of families will soon rely on Medicare to care for their aging parents and spouses. Don Taylor, a public policy professor at Duke University, looks at what Medicare actually covers and what health care options exist for retirement-age Americans. Taylor, who studies elderly care, shares his own experience with finding support for his mother-in-law with dementia. Photo Credit: Getty Images/Christopher Furlong