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The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond

In her newly published book, The Second Fifty, AARP Executive Vice President and Chief Public Policy Officer Debra Whitman addresses seven important questions people face as they age and offers practical advice for Americans to live a longer, healthier, more meaningful second half of life. Whitman persuasively connects individual concerns about getting older to societal issues, offering a call to action concerning the issues of longevity, brain health, financial planning, work, housing, and the value of relationships and social engagement.

Impact of Social Security Customer Service Challenges: A Policy Now Video

With more than 1 million Americans awaiting decisions on their disability claims, the Social Security Administration is facing a customer service crisis with serious impacts. The backlog in processing disability requests is at a historic high, with wait times having doubled just in the past two years. Many of the people most impacted are already in poor health, and thousands die before their claims are processed. A new Policy Now video from the AARP Public Policy Institute sheds light on the issue.

COVID Nursing Home Dashboard (just updated)

A late-summer surge in COVID-19 cases hit once again this year as the AARP COVID-19 Nursing Home Dashboard showed an increase of cases among both residents and staff. Cases climbed throughout the 13 weeks covered by the Dashboard’s latest quarterly update, which covers June, July, and August. With updated COVID-19 vaccines now available, it is critically important that nursing home residents and staff get vaccinated during the fall, before the more severe winter surge.

New Medicare Part D Out-Of-Pocket Spending Cap Addresses High Prescription Drug Costs

The new $2,000 cap on annual out-of-pocket spending for Medicare Part D prescription drug plans that takes effect in January is a timely and important improvement as the cost burden of drugs soars among older adults. An AARP Public Policy Institute report details how the out-of-pocket cap will help a growing number of Part D enrollees over time, with 3.2 million people estimated to benefit in the first year. By 2029, the cap, which updates annually, will help 4.1 million enrollees.

Five Nurses Celebrated for Leadership and Innovation in Advancing Health Equity

Meet the five outstanding nurses selected as recipients of the 2024 Equity-Minded Nurse Awards from the AARP Center for Health Equity through Nursing and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Awards in five different categories – leadership, practice, educator, research, and rising star – were given, each co-sponsored by a national nursing organization.

More Data is Needed to Better Address the Financial Exploitation of Older Adults

While elder financial exploitation can occur among members of any identity group or community, gaps in identity-specific data prevent understanding the impact on older adults within certain communities that historically have been discriminated against. Without this data, addressing financial exploitation as a whole will remain elusive.

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The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond
NBC’s Today Show

Biden Cap on Drug Costs Will Save US Seniors Over $1,000 a Year, Study Finds
Reuters

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