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The AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI) promotes the development of sound, creative policies to address our common need for economic security, health care, and quality of life. 

When it comes to long-term care, both state and federal policymakers have the power to create an environment that rewards innovation and gives consumers and their families better options. The AARP Public Policy Institute’s LTSS Choices initiative aims to stimulate both creative thinking and systems-level change to transform the delivery of long term services and supports (LTSS).

An early report in the initiative focuses on Green House and other small-house nursing homes, which are designed to achieve a better quality of care and quality of life for residents, and higher satisfaction for staff and families. Despite their appeal, however, these homes are not yet widely available. The report, like most in the LTSS Choices series, concludes with specific recommendations that policy makers can implement – such as increasing financing options, reducing regulatory barriers and investing in direct care workforce development – to reduce barriers to the expansion of this housing option. READ MORE

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Social Security. Medicare. Health costs. Consumer fraud. Caregiving. Aging in your community. Find analysis and perspectives on these and other issues from experts at AARP Public Policy Institute.

Events

Diversifying the Nursing Workforce 
to Achieve Health Equity

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New Reports

Concurrent Anticholinergic and Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor Drug Use Among Older Adults with Dementia: Commonly Done; Never Advised

Rx Price Watch Report: Trends in Retail Prices of Brand Name Prescription Drugs Widely Used by Older Americans, 2006 to 2020

Drug Price Increases That Exceed Inflation Are Costing Medicare Part D Billions

May 2021 Employment Data Digest

From Short-Term Financial Well-Being to Long-Term Financial Security

Initiatives

We collaborate with other organizations to find policy solutions for problems facing older Americans. Some of these major initiatives include: a focus on jobs, unemployment and work opportunities for the 50-plus; an effort to change the way health care organizations and professionals interact with family caregivers; and a near decade-long push to transform health and health care through nursing.

Experts

Our experts cover a wide range of issues from Social Security and Medicare to health reform, livable communities, consumer protection, long-term care, caregiving, financial security and more.

AARP Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard

AARP fought for public reporting of nursing home COVID-19 cases and deaths. Using this data, the AARP Public Policy Institute, in collaboration with the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University in Ohio, created the AARP Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard.

   

Data

AARP’s DataExplorer is an interactive data visualization tool for data on the 50-plus. Accessible to all, users select indicators, such as income, health, location, race or many more, and create a customized, downloadable visualization. Give it a try!

About AARP Public Policy Institute

The Public Policy Institute is the focal point of public policy analysis and development at AARP. We work to design policies that help improve life for older Americans.

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AARP Public Policies

Learn about AARP’s policy positions and our policy development process.

Building a Healthier America through Nursing

The Public Policy Institute is home to the Center to Champion Nursing in America, a joint initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The center coordinates the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, a nationwide initiative of those same organizations to transform health and health care through nursing.

Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard

This scorecard ranks each state on its ability to provide long-term services and supports for older adults, people with disabilities and family caregivers, with the goal of improving service delivery and lives.

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AARP Public Policy Institute experts  blog about the issues they cover, from financial security and Medicare to livable communities and long-term services and supports. Read the latest.

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Blogs by Susan Reinhard

Susan Reinhard is senior vice president and director of AARP Public Policy Institute. Read her latest blogs on family caregiving, healthy living, nursing and more. Read Susan's Blogs