Fixing Social Security and Medicare: Where the Parties Stand Republicans and Democrats have sharply divergent approaches to repairing the programs. Any solutions will affect younger workers as much as retirees.
Retirees Are One Reason the Fed Has Given Up on a Big Worker Rebound Workers are in short supply three years into the pandemic job market rebound, and officials increasingly think they aren’t coming back.
Who Will Care for ‘Kinless’ Seniors? Nearly one million Americans have no immediate family members to provide assistance if needed. The number is expected to grow.
Deaths From Substance Abuse Rose Sharply Among Older Americans in 2020 In the pandemic’s first year, death rates linked to alcohol and drugs climbed among seniors as lockdowns and isolation spread.