This study updates what we know about the Great Recession’s impact on older unemployed Americans’ health and pre-retirement life by focusing on their wealth and income sources, health insurance access, poverty rates, unemployment duration, labor force drop-out rates, and Social Security...

The status of the elderly -- No exit -- Quality over quantity -- The life expectancy of the elderly -- Elderly poverty : higher than you think -- Big spenders and gamblers : the elderly in debt -- The social security system -- Old age and social disability insurance -- Paying your dues --...

By any measure, pension coverage should be at an all-time high: the nation is richer and workers are older. However, the pension world is a paradox, as pension security falls for middle-class workers and pension spending increases. The United States government directly and indirectly spends more...

By any measure, pension coverage should be at an all time high: the nation is richer and workers are older. However, the pension world is a paradox, as pension security falls for middle class workers and pension spending increases. The United States government directly and indirectly spends over...