Data! The story goes like this: Almost half (!) of healthcare spending goes to five percent of the U.S. population. That five percent of the population is made up of older people. The number of older people in the US grew between 2000 and 2010 (and continues to grow).

Trouble?

Opportunity!

Charts 1 and 2 courtesy of Understanding U.S. Healthcare Spending

Chart 3 courtesy of Influx