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Across the nation, millions of
senior citizens are living out their dreams of retirement. After years of
working hard, they are finally able to relax and spend more time with their
families.
At the same time,
one in five of these over the age of 65 live in or near poverty. In fact,
according to research conducted by the Institute, these seniors are not able to
relax at all - 1.9 million of them are faced each year with the impossible
choice of buying food or buying needed medicine.
According to the study done by the
Administration on Aging, most seniors have at least one chronic condition and
many have multiple conditions. While many older live on a fixed income that
probably won't change in their lifetime, the prices for prescription drugs in
the U.K. are skyrocketing.
A recent study by Families shows
that prices for drugs taken by seniors rose as much as four times faster than
inflation last year.
Research
suggests that insufficient nutrient intake accounts for a disproportionate
amount of health care costs among low-income elderly individuals, unrelated to
the aging process.
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