Global Healthspan Policy Institute
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The Global Healthspan Policy Institute (GHPI) is a US based life extension advocacy organisation. It was formally launched in January 2016.[1]
The GHPI was known as the Life Extension Policy Institute during its pre-launch planning phase.
Leadership
The GHPI is led by[2]
- Edwina Rogers, Chief Executive Officer
- Jenny Saad, Chief Operating Officer
- Ilia Stambler, Research Director.
Aaron Traywick was part of the team until he was forced out in 2016.[3]
Initial focus
GHPI have stated[4] that their initial focus is in educating the US Congress and members of the US Administration on the current impact of aging-related disease on public health, well-being, and the economy:
- Nearly 75% of all U.S. deaths are linked to 9 aging-related diseases.[5]
- By 2030, the number of U.S. adults aged 65 years or older will more than double, to about 71 million, and Medicare spending will increase by 25% ($9 billion).[6]
- One-third of all Medicare spending ($15,000 per person) is tied to aging disease.[7]
- The economic value of treating the underlying causes of aging-related disease in the U.S. – instead of just one disease at a time – is projected at $7.1 trillion for the next 50 years.[8]
External links
- healthspanpolicy.org
- Facebook Group
- Petition to invent $13 million in federal funding into aging research
- healthspan123 on Twitter
References
- ↑ Jan. 25, 2015: New Thinktank to Promote Research, Innovation for Treatment of Underlying Causes of Aging-Related Disease
- ↑ GHPI team
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/style/biohacker-death-aaron-traywick.html
- ↑ Jan. 25, 2015: New Thinktank to Promote Research, Innovation for Treatment of Underlying Causes of Aging-Related Disease
- ↑ Jiaquan Xu, M.D.; Kenneth D. Kochanek, M.A.; Sherry L. Murphy, B.S.; Elizabeth Arias, Ph.D.; Mortality in the U.S. 2012. NCHS Data Brief. Oct. 2014
- ↑ National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 2009. Healthy Aging Improving and Extending Quality of Life Among Older Americans
- ↑ Barnato A.E., Mcclellan, M.B., Kagay, C.R., Garber A.M., 2004. Trends in Inpatient Treatment Intensity among Medicare Beneficiaries at the End of Life. Health Serv Res. 39(2), 363–376
- ↑ Dana P. Goldman, David Cutler, John W. Rowe, Pierre-Carl Michaud, Jeffrey Sullivan, Desi Peneva and S. Jay Olshansky. Substantial Health And Economic Returns From Delayed Aging May Warrant A New Focus For Medical Research. Health Affairs, 32, no.10 (2013):1698-1705