Policy, Research and Thought Leadership

The latest report in the AARP Public Policy Institute’s Rx Price Watch series  presents annual and 15-year cumulative drug price changes for 943 prescriptions widely used by older adults.

AARP analysis found inequities in U.S. life expectancy at midlife (age 50) are widening. The gap between highest- and lowest-performing counties widened due to racial and ethnic disparities.

Despite gains in health coverage and affordability under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a large number of Americans remain uninsured, including millions of adults ages 50 to 64. Barriers to affordability and access exist, but there are options to improve access to affordable coverage and reduce racial/ethnic/other coverage disparities.

Mathematica and the AARP Public Policy Institute analyzed MSP enrollment patterns in a four state sample before and after they expanded MSP eligibility criteria. Findings show that these changes led to enrollment growth and suggest multiple potential benefits to states.

In the 5th edition of AARP’s Scorecard, you can see how your state’s LTSS system fared and how the pandemic affected us all.

Pressure to look young and beautiful is real for American women, but a new AARP survey shows that some are pushing back on those expectations as they age.

AARP Policy and Brain Health released its latest major report on brain health equity in 2023. In this report, we share what we have learned about the societal, political, and environmental factors that influence people’s opportunity to maintain the best possible brain health through the course of their lives.