Apropos to this year’s Medical Automation International Conference, a recent report presents cost figures for eldercare between 1996 and 2006.  Total healthcare expenses for people over age 65, in 2006, was $333.3 b.  Over 95% percent of that age group had some medical expenses, with the median being $4,032.  Interestingly, compared to 1996, the later figures show that elders spent more on Emergency Room visits and less on home health.  READ THE PDF