Aging in America: Future Challenges, Promises, and Potential
- ISBN-10
- 1480238252
- ISBN-13
- 9781480238251
- Series
- Aging in America
- Pages
- 120
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-11-03
- Author
- Special Committee on Aging United States Senate
Description
With more than 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day, the issues affecting older Americans are only becoming more urgent. We need to put Social Security back on a long-term path to solvency and strengthen our nation's pension systems so that Americans can plan for a secure retirement after a lifetime of work. We must reign in rising health care costs and grapple with how to finance long-term care so that seniors can live independently for as long as possible. More than most, older adults are feeling the effects of the struggling economy and local service cuts. Now is not the time to let home- and community-based programs, such as those funded by the Older American Act, languish. As our nation ages, policies that improve the lives of older Americans will become even more critical to helping the entire economy.
