U.S. Elderly Incur 43.6 Percent Of Nation's Hospital Bills

This is shocking news. The Star-Ledger reports a major study has found that the “elderly represent one of every three hospitalized persons in the United States and as a group are five times more likely to die during their stay than younger patients.

The study, conducted through the federal Department of Health and Human Services, also shows while the elderly are just 12 percent of the population the group incurred 43.6 percent of the nation's hospital bills, totaling nearly $329 billion.

Of course we are not shocked at all by this news. We’re just curious how a nationalized healthcare program, touted by Democrats as an election year issue, is going to change this fiscal reality.