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Age Based Disparities

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Age Based Disparities

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Improving Health Care Quality

The First COVID Wave: Comparing Experiences of Adults Age 50 and Older in the U.S. and Europe

Issue Briefs / Apr 05, 2023

A NorthStar Ambulance stands at the ready near a farm in Industry, Maine.

Improving Health Care Quality

Can Community Paramedicine Improve Health Outcomes in Rural America?

Publication / Mar 24, 2023

elderly woman in glasses looks up at sky in front of house

Advancing Health Equity

Mental Health Experiences of Older Black and Latinx Adults in the U.S. Health System

Blog / Jul 21, 2022

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Advancing Health Equity

Older Black and Latinx Adults Talk About Affordability Challenges

Blog / Jul 21, 2022

Illustration of three older adults in a doctor's office waiting room thinking about the broken health care system

Advancing Health Equity

What an Ideal Health Care System Might Look Like

Publication / Jul 21, 2022

Nurse gives vaccine to masked patient in arm chair

Advancing Health Equity

How Discrimination in Health Care Affects Older Americans, and What Health Systems and Providers Can Do

Issue Briefs / Apr 21, 2022

Census Survey: Elderly More Likely Than Younger Adults to Say They Got Needed Medical Care During COVID-19 Pandemic

Improving Health Care Quality

Census Survey: Elderly More Likely Than Younger Adults to Say They Got Needed Medical Care During COVID-19 Pandemic

Blog / Aug 26, 2020

Improving Health Care Quality

In Focus: Using Technology to Find Blind Spots in the Care of the Elderly

Publication / Dec 19, 2016

Jonkoping, Sweden

Improving Health Care Quality

Sweden’s Esther Model: Improving Care for Elderly Patients with Complex Needs

Case Study / Sep 15, 2016

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Improving Health Care Quality

Sweden’s Senior Alert Program: How an Information System Can Reduce Health Risks Among the Elderly

Case Study / Sep 15, 2016