Disability may be on the rise again after 20-year decline
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 - 11:21
in Health & Medicine
The 20-year decline of disability rates among Americans may have ended, according to a new study. The researchers found that disability rates among non-institutionalized older Americans increased 9 percent between 2000 and 2005. The passage of meaningful health care reform could help stem the increase in disability rates, the authors said.