There are two main reasons why the demand for providers specializing in geriatric medicine has increased.
The first reason is that the number of patients reaching geriatric age is increasing. There are simply more older people now than there were in the past, both in number and in percent of the population. This is due to an increase in life expectancy coupled with the fact that the Baby Boomer generation is now reaching their golden years. Quite simply, more doctors are needed to treat more people.
The second reason is that there has been an increase in awareness of the fact that geriatric populations have different concerns than younger adults. Older adults are more likely to experience one or more chronic conditions, the management of which can be complicated by age. Increasingly, older adults are actively seeking out specialists who can address their particular needs. More geriatricians are needed because seeing a specialist has become more mainstream.
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