With the aging population of baby boomers in the United States, healthcare costs are expected to rise to keep up with this trend (Johnson & Parnell, 2016). The baby boomers are healthier and more functional than previous generations (Williams & Torrens, 2008). The are expected to live longer and in doing this, they will utilize the healthcare system more than ever before. This will put a constraint on Medicare for how they will cover the cost of this population as it lacks the capacity to financially cover this increase in use (Bragg & Hansen, 2015). How can we be sure the baby boomer generation will be taken care of. The aging baby boomers are not the sole problem. Over the years, there has been a shift in the fertility in the U.S.
