“Almost Half of Americans Take Prescription Drugs: CDC,” by Shelly Hagan, ThinkAdvisor

“About 46% of the U.S. population used one or more prescription drugs in the past 30 days, according to a survey from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). … Older adults, aged 60 and above, had the highest share of drug use at 85%. Nearly half of the older population used prescription drugs to combat high cholesterol, while more than one in five use anti-diabetic drugs.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

How scary is that? No wonder we have a long-term care problem.