Black, Hispanic Medicare Beneficiaries More Likely to Face a COVID Hospital Bill

About 5 million older adults with traditional Medicare could end up with a significant hospital bill if they get treatment for COVID-19. Older Black and Hispanic adults—already hit disproportionately hard by the pandemic—are more likely to face those costs. 

Devastating Job Losses May Be Pushing Older Workers into Retirement

May's job numbers suggest many older workers displaced by COVID-19 job loss have dropped out of the labor market entirely. This may indicate a rise in earlier-than-planned retirements—which have their own set of consequences, both for the individual and the labor market.

A Nurse's Perspective on Healing Racial Disparities

On AARP’s Take on Today podcast, Catherine Alicia Georges, outgoing national volunteer president of AARP’s Board of Directors, discusses health disparities and racial injustice—how they're related, why African Americans are disproportionately affected, and how communities can help. 

A Solution, with or without Pandemic: Let Individuals Hire Family for Care

Home health and personal care aides entering a client’s home can put vulnerable individuals at increased risk of COVID-19 transmission. One solution can help, not only by reducing the number of people entering an older adult’s home, but providing income for family members who may have lost work.  

BankSafe Community Responds to Pandemic’s Financial Exploitation Vulnerability

The pandemic has made older adults vulnerable not just to COVID-19; it has put them in harm’s way for financial exploitation. In response, AARP launched an upgrade to its BankSafe online training platform for financial institution employees.

Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, Meaningful Communication between Family Caregivers and Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities is Imperative

Journal of Aging & Social Policy

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Older Female Employees Face a Double Whammy During COVID-19 Turmoil

National Law Review

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‘What Will the Years Coming Look like?’: Coronavirus Has Thrown a Wrench into Washingtonians’ Retirement Plans

Seattle Times

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