Behavioral Health Business September 20, 2024
Older Americans feel that the health care system rarely accounts for the totality of their health care wants and needs, including behavioral health.
About half of those age 65 and older (45%) say their doctor asks about their mental health. Even fewer, about 40%, consider their cognitive and brain functioning.
“Older adults are stuck in a health care system that is not responsive to their goals and preferences,” Terry Fulmer, president of The John A. Hartford Foundation, said in a news release. “Boomers want health care that maximizes their health and ability to function, and they want their providers to listen to them.”
The John A. Hartford Foundation, a nonprofit focused on issues older people face, partnered with Age Wave,...
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