Nearly 70 million Americans do not have access to a retirement savings plan through work. But...
Health and financial security
Who provides long-term services and supports?
Most older adults choose to remain in their communities as they age as long as they can. In order...
If commercial insurers paid hospitals Medicare rates, spending...
There continues to be irrational variation in hospital prices in the United States, both within a...
When does “old age” begin and should it matter?
For decades, we have used 65 as the age at which government health and retirement benefits kick in...
Local health clinics addressing unmet health care needs, driving...
Over the last several years, local health clinics have been springing up to meet consumer...
In retirement, income gap worsens for women
We know that women earn 79 cents for every dollar men earn. A new report from the Institute on...
With limited options, one in three people visit the ER every two...
A recent Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, NPR, Harvard School of Public Health poll reveals that one...
U.S. health care vs. the world
Over the past few years, the United States has made some major changes to its health care system...
Support family caregivers: Why your voice matters now
There are 43 million Americans caring for a frail older adult or a person with a disability...
Dementia declining as life expectancy grows
We don’t understand the causes of most dementia, but we know that people with dementia...