Global Roadmap For Healthy Longevity
With unprecedented global aging, societies must undertake all-of-society efforts to maximize the benefits and minimize the burdens of aging populations. The Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity (Global Roadmap) describes a realistic vision of healthy longevity that could be achieved by 2050. The vision includes full inclusion of individuals of all ages, regardless of health or functional status, in all aspects of society and societies characterized by social cohesion and equity. To achieve the vision, Global Roadmap recommends changes that need to be made to health systems, social infrastructure, physical environments, education, work, and retirement. In some cases, the recommended changes benefit older persons most directly, but when the older portion of the population thrives, members of all ages benefit. If adopted and implemented, the recommendations of this report can support individuals of all ages in all corners of the globe to live long, meaningful, and purpose-driven lives by 2050. The report can be obtained here.
Treating Older Patients In The Emergency Room
AARP has teamed up with the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative (GEDC) to publish two new videos designed to educate and raise awareness about the serious issues of dementia and delirium in health care settings, particularly emergency rooms. These short educational resources provide action steps for providers, patients, and family caregivers to identify and manage issues related to brain health in the emergency room more effectively. By implementing relatively straightforward and cost-effective measures outlined in the videos, human brain health can be protected and medical outcomes can be improved. The videos are:
· Dementia in the ED: Providing Better Care for Older ED Patients
· Delirium in the Emergency Department: Serious, Costly, and Potentially Deadly
They can be viewed here.
Annual Report To The Nation On The Status Of Cancer
Overall cancer death rates continued to decline among men, women, children, and adolescents and young adults in every major racial and ethnic group in the United States from 2015 to 2019, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. From 2014 to 2018, overall cancer incidence, or new cases of cancer, remained stable for men and children, but increased for women and adolescents and young adults. This year’s report, published October 27, 2022, in the journal Cancer, also highlights longer-term trends in pancreatic cancer, as well as racial and ethnic disparities in incidence and death rates for many individual cancer sites. The report can be obtained here.
Improving And Strengthening Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
Employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) represents the nation’s largest source of health coverage, but in-depth policy discussion on how to improve the employer system is lacking. With the current policy focus on Medicare, Medicaid, and the individual market, decision-makers are left wanting for ESI-dedicated proposals and analysis. Consequently, both employers and employees need solutions to improve ESI so it can remain in place for the foreseeable future. A new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center discusses this important topic and can be obtained here.