Medicare Crisis Spurs Healthcare Revolution

At the same time that corporations are transforming themselves to deal with the threats and opportunities posed by the growing elder population, politicians and social planners are fretting over the problems they fear that this demographic tidal wave will create for pensions and for the healthcare system.

For many, the healthcare crisis is particularly frightening. This is underscored by the recent government forecast that the Medicare trust fund will be empty by 2019. However, the Trends editors don't see this as a crisis, but r.....