Health Affairs February 19, 2020
Publisher’s note: This post is paid for and provided by Better Medicare Alliance. The views expressed by the authors are their own.
A 2015 report from the U.S. Census bureau found that Americans speak 350 different languages in the home. This rich multiculturalism extends to older Americans as well. With 10,000 baby boomers reaching retirement age every day, the percentage of racial and ethnic minorities among seniors is growing, with expectation that 28 percent of older Americans will be minorities by 2030.
Even as this diversity grows, the nation still contends with a legacy of racism and institutionalized discrimination – and health care is not exempt. While we work to enable older adults to achieve better health and wellbeing, we...
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