GCOA and the Business Council for International Understanding co-sponsored a luncheon discussion on Value-Based Healthcare Systems and Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs). The exclusive high-level dialogue featured a keynote address by a key NCD Stakeholder as well as an expert panel chaired by Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Emeritus Sir George Alleyne and included medical experts and…

This new report from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies shows that American workers are more secure in their retirement preparations now than before the Great Recession. However, findings in the report underscore the ongoing need to further improve retirement security. For example, the study finds that household savings in all retirement accounts have dramatically…

In this new study, part of the 18th Annual Retirement Survey, Aegon’s Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies (TCRS) interviewed more than 1,800 for-profit employers to gain insights about how they are helping their employees prepare for retirement. The study compares the employer survey findings with TCRS’ survey of workers. Today, many workers want and need…

In August 2018, GCOA led a workshop on Remote Care Innovation for Elder Caregiving at the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) 14th Global Conference on Ageing conference in Toronto, Canada. The workshop explored cutting edge innovations in remote care and how these new technologies are creating efficiencies in care and improving quality of life for…

In July 2018, GCOA launched the 2018 Dementia Innovation Readiness Index and G7 Update at Alzheimer’s Disease International’s 33rd Conference in Chicago. GCOA and ADI first published the Dementia Innovation Readiness Index in April 2017. The Index was the first-ever effort to analyze the readiness of different countries to integrate innovative dementia solutions into their healthcare systems and policy…