Single-family homes sprawled across communities may have worked for boomers while they were raising families, but it’s an issue for older adults who want to age in place. There’s good reading in today’s Wall Street Journal on how some communities are beginning to plan for grayer populations by designing age-friendly features. The core idea, the [...] [read full article…]
Medicare will launch a three-year pilot program next year aimed at giving physicians financial incentives to coordinate patient care. The aim is to improve primary care and cut down on costly emergency room visits. The program is modeled on an existing program in Vermont, and it mirrors an idea contained in the key health reform [...] [read full article…]
AARP honored 50 employers this month as the 2009 Best Employers for Workers over 50. The award offers a snapshot of the most age-friendly large employers in the country, and points toward age-friendly industry groups. The selection criteria include recruiting practices; opportunities for on-the-job training; education and career development; flexible work arrangements; and employee and [...] [read full article…]
Q: I’m a 79-year-old retiree who naturally reads articles concerning Social Security. I read your recent column about Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs), which stated “a year hasn’t gone by since Social Security was created in the 1930s without a COLA.” It’s my understanding that there was no COLA for Social Security until the 1970s. [...] [read full article…]
New data from the Census Bureau shows that the largest number of uninsured Americans are older–11.3 million people age 45-64 don’t have coverage. But the raw numbers are a bit deceptive, since that age demo represents the huge baby boomer bulge. Young people actually are far more likely to be uninsured; 29 percent of people [...] [read full article…]
