Today, people over 65 make up 17%, 1 in 6 of Americans, and that percentage is expected to grow to 46% by 2032. The fastest growing group consists of people over 85. May is Older Americans Month. So who are we? First of all, we are numerous. Today, people...

White people and men have been advantaged by our system. Mathematically, at least, that means women and Black people are disadvantaged. When President Joe Biden vowed recently to nominate a Black woman to the United States Supreme Court, Sen. Ted Cruz called the...

Documents you need include powers of attorney for health care and finances, an advance directive, a will, a living will and a trust. This year for the holidays, why not give yourself and your loved ones a little peace of mind? Wouldn’t your children be relieved to be...

We are leaving out an entire category of our citizens in the discussion about Medicaid block grants—our seniors and, even if we are currently younger than 65, ourselves as future seniors.  In Tennessee, we who are 65 and older account for 16% of the total population. ...