AARP Policy, Research, and Thought Leadership

"Purpose can help us live longer, healthier lives...Studies have shown that having a sense of purpose can lower our risk of cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline." - Debra Whitman, AARP's Chief Public Policy Officer in a fascinating conversation with MSNBC news anchor Richard Lui, highlights the significance of extending healthy life years to address the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly aging population in the United States and worldwide. #healthylongevity #AARPGTLConference2025 👉 Watch the session via livestream https://lnkd.in/e9rXhG_k 👉 Check out Deb's book 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙮' 𝘼𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 7 𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙞𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙: https://lnkd.in/eCps4qT8

"Today, we call on our partners in business and philanthropy to join us in harnessing the power of every sector to extend #healthspan for all.  Invest in the workplace, in the community, in research and innovations to build new opportunities for healthier, longer lives. " - AARP CEO Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA during AARP’s Global Thought Leadership Conference: 𝙐𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮: 𝘼 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘼𝙜𝙚! Watch the livestream to learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXepUKyy #AARPGTLConference2025 #healthylongevity

The 2025 AARP Global Thought Leadership Conference kicks off today at 9:00am ET! Our agenda brings together visionary leaders in #HealthyLongevity, #AgingInnovation, and the #LongevityEconomy to blueprint actionable strategies for a future where we all thrive as we age. We'll be hosting insightful discussions around extending #healthspan – creating stronger communities, more productive economies, and thriving institutions – while exploring how organizations across sectors can drive this vital transformation. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 👉 https://lnkd.in/esAFxdtq

📢 The future of #HealthyLongevity in aging starts tomorrow! Join us for the 2025 AARP Global Thought Leadership Conference: Unlocking Healthy Longevity on March 18 – where leaders and innovators will come together to develop actionable strategies for extending #healthspan and shaping a future where people can live healthier, longer lives. As the global population ages, this shift presents unprecedented opportunities for communities, economies, and institutions. Our discussions will explore how organizations across sectors can drive meaningful change in unlocking healthy longevity. 🔎 Key topics include: ✅ The economic impact of longer, healthier lives ✅ Cross-sector collaborations fueling innovation ✅ Policy frameworks for sustainable longevity ✅ Equity-driven approaches to closing health gaps Don’t miss this pivotal conversation! Learn more and register here 👉https://lnkd.in/esAFxdtq

🎤✨ The prospect of life expectancies of 100 years and beyond has been the subject of significant scientific research, capital investment, and media attention. In an interview and presentation featuring S. Jay Olshansky, Ph.D., Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) School of Public Health and AARP’s Director for Thought Leadership-Health Dr. Erwin Tan, we will explore the latest advances, current limitations, and how those are shaping healthy longevity solutions. Join us this Tuesday, March 18 for AARP’s Global Thought Leadership Conference: 𝙐𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮: 𝘼 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘼𝙜𝙚! Be part of the conversation shaping the future of aging and longevity. Register today 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXepUKyy #healthylongevity #healthspan

Nearly half of older Americans have credit card debt. AARP’s latest survey reveals that 47% of adults age 50 and older with credit card debt use credit cards for basic living expenses that they don’t have enough money to cover, with 17% of them relying on credit cards for this every month. Rising costs for essentials like food, housing, utilities, health care and unexpected financial burdens threaten financial well-being and retirement security. People who are approaching retirement may find that credit card debt impedes their ability to save. “A concerning number of older adults carry credit card debt today just to make ends meet,” says Indira Venkat, AARP Senior Vice President of Research. “Credit card debt can jeopardize retirement security. For many retirees, who often live on a fixed income, it’s a real challenge to pay down debt without significant trade-offs.” Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eC8TJb45 #ccdebt #debt #olderadults

Want a great way to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay? Watch live from The The Female Quotient Lounge at #SXSW as AARP Chief Public Policy Officer Debra Whitman joins a #multigen panel of women to talk about the superpower of age diversity in the workplace, and their own experiences working with different generations. Tomorrow, Sunday 3/9 at 12noon CT. 👉 Watch live: https://lnkd.in/d_4-S3vP #IWD2025 #women #agediversity

📣 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐕 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: 𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 📣 The highly-anticipated report from our January convening is now available for all! Ageism is often seen as an issue affecting older adults, but its impact is felt at every stage of life. #CenturySummit V, hosted by the Stanford Center on Longevity and The Longevity Project in January 2025, brought together leading experts and over 2,000 attendees to explore the pervasive effects of #ageism in the U.S. and the urgent need for #intergenerational solutions. This report highlights key insights from the summit, including the economic and social costs of ageism, the intersection of age and gender discrimination, the role of media in shaping perceptions of #aging, and the importance of fostering intergenerational connections in workplaces and communities. It also outlines actionable steps toward creating a more inclusive and age-diverse society. 👀💡 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞: https://lnkd.in/gnEq2bev #longevity #olderadults #genderdiscrimination #genderequality #agediversity #diversity #ageinclusivity Ken Stern Martha Deevy Laura Carstensen Sarah Pollock David Pagano Emma Kindsvatter Stanford University Russ Hill Barbara Waxman MS, MPA, PCC Mark T. Johnsen Yochai Shavit Simon Chan AARP Corebridge Financial The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Wallis Annenberg GenSpace Annenberg Foundation ROAR Forward Michael Clinton JoAnne Moore

More than 920,000 adults received Medicaid-covered nursing home care in 2022. But Medicaid also helps older adults stay in their homes and communities -- more than 1.5 million of them -- providing coverage for home care aides, adult day services, transportation, home modifications and more. A new fact sheet from the AARP Public Policy Institute breaks these numbers down, state by state: 👉 https://lnkd.in/ew7AFAKE What’s more, Medicaid program dollars have been shown to provide stability in the health care system, particularly in lowering rates of rural hospital closures. Its direct support for health care and long-term care access and reliable reimbursement rates for hospitals and providers also indirectly bolsters surrounding local economies supporting employment and financial stability. #LongTermCare #LTSS #Medicaid #RuralHealthCare #OlderAdults #States

🎤✨ The prospect of extended #healthspan offers opportunities to reimagine how we invest in the health of communities, now and in the future. Hear from our esteemed panelists discussing the role of philanthropy in planning for—and leveraging the benefits of— population aging during AARP’s Global Thought Leadership Conference: 𝙐𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮: 𝘼 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘼𝙜𝙚! Tuesday, March 18 | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm ET 💠 Rebecca Cokley, Program Officer, U.S. Disability Rights, Ford Foundation 💠 Cara James, PhD, President & CEO, Grantmakers In Health 💠 Jamie Justice, PhD, Executive Vice President, Health, XPRIZE Foundation 💠 Jonathan Cohen, Professor of Clinical Population & Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California; Director of Policy Engagement, USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health Be part of the conversation shaping the future of aging and longevity. Register today👉 https://lnkd.in/eXepUKyy #healthylongevity #philanthropy #futureofaging