health disparities
Food insecurity disproportionately hits Black and Hispanic older adults.
Recent research from AARP analyzed rural-urban and racial and ethnic disparities in rural areas, highlighting the complexity of rural health issues for older adults.
New report highlights importance of extending ARPA premium tax credit expansion.
Recent federal actions improve access to affordable health insurance.
The pandemic is disproportionately impacting Native Americans, but the full extent is unknown due to a lack of data.
Policy makers should take immediate steps to reduce the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Hispanic adults.
Black and Latino adults are far more likely to experience serious illness and death from COVID-19.
Expanding Medicaid coverage in non-expansion states will provide access to needed health care and treatment for millions of adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
One in four older black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries is food insecure.
The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program helps older adults with prediabetes make the required lifestyle changes to prevent diabetes, but there are currently few providers available to meet the growing need for the program