Describe the current age composition of the U.S. population and how it is expected to change in the next 10 to 20 years.

Employees in the health care system manage a wide variety of health issues and diseases. This course has provided you with the opportunity to take a broad look at many of these health issues. The next step is for you to look at how disease trends will influence the delivery of health care in the future.

Write a 1,750- to 2,450-word paper that explains how demographics and disease trends are likely to influence health care delivery services in the future. Include the following sections:

Aging •Describe the current age composition of the U.S. population and how it is expected to change in the next 10 to 20 years. •Identify the environmental factors that support the aging trend. •Identify the changing demographics that support the aging trend. •Explain how the aging trend is likely to increase or decrease the health issues covered in this course and include examples of at least two relevant diseases. •Explain what can be done to reduce health complications related to aging and include at least two examples.