(New York – 1 April 2019) – Today, the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA), in collaboration with Bayer, released a new report titled Healthy Heart for Healthy Aging: The Need for Awareness, Innovation, and Collaboration in Cardiovascular Health, which examines the cardiovascular health imperative aligned with population aging.

President Trump’s latest proposal would allow health insurance plans to limit the HIV/AIDs medications they cover through Medicare Part D. Patients relying on Medicare Part D, would be one of six “protected classes” now denied access to their needed medicines. The proposal is shortsighted, as it surely will not save the costs projected in the proposed budget.

For a nation that worships youth, America spends a lot of time obsessing about retirement. A cottage industry of financial journalists and bloggers regularly bombards us with advice: when to draw Social Security, where to live, how to invest our savings.

As people live longer and work longer, experts expect a growing number of employees to juggle their jobs with caregiving for aging parents or ill relatives, an experience that can affect their health, productivity and finances as well as their employer’s bottom line.

The U.S. isn't getting any younger, and businesses, lawmakers and citizens are adapting to stay ahead of the curve.