Re: "We've just seen how hard it is politically to address these issues."
> If they live longer then it is probably because they are healthier even if there is a cost in drugs to maintain that they are less likely to need high levels of care
Not exactly. Longer life spans are partly attributable to a decrease in cheap to treat conditions such as heart disease*, thus a rise in expensive to cope with conditions such as dementia.
*If you survive you may have a Stent or drug treatment and lifestyle changes - or else it kills you quickly. Dementia patients may require care for years.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
