2024 Healthcare in America Report

All baby boomers will be 65 or older by 2030. Is America ready?

In 2030, the last of the baby boomers will turn 65. By this time, adults aged 65 and older will make up about 20% of the U.S. population. By 2035, the U.S. Census Bureau projects that older adults will outnumber children under 18 for the first time ever, marking one of the most significant demographic shifts in history. Given this never seen before change, is America sufficiently prepared to care for its growing aging population?

Today, two thirds of Americans have little or no confidence that America can care for its aging population, and 74% feel issues affecting older adults are a low priority for the government. Large percentages also worry Medicare and Social Security will become insolvent by the time they are eligible or that they won’t be able to afford quality healthcare as they age. From the research, we see that millions of people across all age groups are struggling to pay medical bills or are skipping treatments altogether.