UnitedHealth Group - New Report Finds Significant Health Concerns Loom for Seniors in Coming Years; Current Seniors Make Health Gains, But Challenges with Obesity and Proper Nutrition Persist

• Next-generation seniors set to be less healthy than current seniors, with 55 percent growth in diabetes, 25 percent increase in obesity compared to levels of 15 years ago
• Current seniors have better health status than three years ago, with progress made in the number of home health care workers, and preventable hospitalizations
• Yet, challenges remain, including a nearly 9 percent increase in the rate of obesity and 5 percent increase in food insecurity among today's seniors
• Report finds Massachusetts replaces Vermont as healthiest state for seniors; Louisiana remains least healthy state for seniors

UnitedHealth Group - New Report Finds Significant Health Concerns Loom for Seniors in Coming Years; Current Seniors Make Health Gains, But Challenges with Obesity and Proper Nutrition Persist