Cost of getting sick for older people of color is 25% higher than for white Americans – new research

A study of medical costs and income losses found that those who can least afford to pay for health care and miss out on their paychecks rack up the biggest bills.

Jane Tavares, Research Fellow, LeadingAge LTSS Center, UMass Boston • conversation
Feb. 13, 2023 • ~6 min

Out with the old: Coronavirus highlights why we need new names for aging

What's in a word? Plenty, when it comes to the choices we use to describe people over 60. Stigma against older people that has been evident during the COVID-19 pandemic shows why it's time to change.

Paul Nash, Instructional associate professor of gerontology, University of Southern California • conversation
May 6, 2020 • ~7 min

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