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3/22/2012 - The Hidden Costs of Elderly Inmates

America’s prisons aren’t just overcrowded. They are rapidly graying. Why should we care? Because at $68,000 per prisoner, older adults in prison cost three times as much as their younger counterparts and with the older prisoner population now five times as large as it was in 1990, we can no longer afford to ignore this… Read more 3/22/2012 - The Hidden Costs of Elderly Inmates

3/20/2012 - Think medical education takes too long? So does Victor Fuchs

Stanford’s Victor Fuchs, PhD, is all for eliminating waste and driving down costs associated with health care – and he believes this type of economization can start at the beginning, with medical education. In a Viewpoint piece he co-authored with Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, and published today in The Journal of the American Medical… Read more 3/20/2012 - Think medical education takes too long? So does Victor Fuchs

5/10 - 5/11/2012 - Retirement Planning in the Age of Longevity

Baby boomers planning for retirement face a uniquely challenging environment. Changes in pension and retirement plans, questions regarding the stability of government entitlement programs, the lingering effects of the recent recession on investments and housing, continued low interest rates and returns, rising healthcare expenses, and longer life spans have made retirement planning an incredibly complex… Read more 5/10 - 5/11/2012 - Retirement Planning in the Age of Longevity

3/6/2012 – Housing in America: Innovative Solutions to Address the Needs of Tomorrow

The Bipartisan Policy Center Housing Commission aims to reform the nation’s housing policy by crafting a package of realistic and actionable policy recommendations that consider the near-term and address the long-term challenges in the sector. Among those addressing this upcoming conference is the Honorable Henry Cisneros, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Policy Center Housing Commission and Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing… Read more 3/6/2012 – Housing in America: Innovative Solutions to Address the Needs of Tomorrow

3/20/2012 - Aging Myths: 5 Big Misconceptions About Growing Older

The longevity revolution is well underway, and everything we’ve thought about aging is up for grabs as we live and work longer than any other generation in human history. Many great minds are committed to redefining aging and retirement models that embrace this new reality. One of them is Laura Carstensen. Carstensen has been on the… Read more 3/20/2012 - Aging Myths: 5 Big Misconceptions About Growing Older

3/19/2012 - It's Enough To Make A Unicorn Blush: Our Problem With Talking About Sex

“Not long ago I wrote a blog called “Sex, Love, and Unicorns,” describing the ambivalence I was encountering when I talked about sex among us older folk. Everyone seemed to be embarrassed by the topic. When I called my friend Laura Carstensen, who runs the Stanford Center on Longevity, she was intrigued. The thing is, she mused, sex… Read more 3/19/2012 - It's Enough To Make A Unicorn Blush: Our Problem With Talking About Sex

3/15/2012 - The Challenge for Our (Ripe Old) Age

This year, the proportion of the population of Americans older than 65 — 13% — is greater than ever and growing faster than ever. While the group of older Americans swells, the social safety nets that help older people grow weaker. Pensions, Social Security, Medicaid for long-term care, private savings, and home values are all… Read more 3/15/2012 - The Challenge for Our (Ripe Old) Age

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