Cities are ground zero for the demographic shift that is changing America and the world, and city leaders are just beginning to understand the promise of an engaged older population. The urban landscape already holds resources—human...

We’re at a unique time in our history. Increased longevity is converging with unprecedented innovations in biomedical research, genomics, health, and technology to disrupt aging in ways previously unimaginable—empowering us to choose how we...

When the Senate Aging Committee was first established in 1961, 9 percent of Americans were over age 65. Today, 15 percent of our population has reached that milestone, and by 2060, nearly one out of four Americans will surpass their 65th...

The fall is a time to celebrate the invaluable contributions of older adults. As we observe the United Nations' International Day for Older Persons and Ageism Awareness Day in October, and National Family Caregivers Month in November, it's...

For most people in our country, the American Dream includes a successful career that allows for saving, followed by a comfortable, dignified retirement. And for many retirees in previous generations, the golden years were just that, with...

Since 2020 we’ve lived through a historic threat to widespread financial security. The pandemic reminded us how the poorest people tend to suffer most from a public health crisis and economic disruption. This year we see how geopolitical...

In this series, we have interviewed members of our Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging Advisory Board who are leaders from business, health, academia, policy, and philanthropy. All aim to improve the lives of today’s older...

The pandemic revealed—if anyone hadn’t noticed—that millions of Americans live in a precarious financial condition. And, as if policymakers didn’t already know, the pandemic underscored the fact that the majority of Americans are...

"New Approaches to Long-Term Care Access for Middle-Income Americans" summarizes the key findings of a Financial Innovations Lab® organized by the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging and Innovative Finance teams in Fall 2020...