2026 Policy Priorities and Solutions - Flipbook - Page 20
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SUPPORTING HEALTHY
AGING AND FINANCIAL
WELL-BEING IN AN AGE OF
INCREASED LONGEVITY
Population aging, driven by advances in public health, medicine, and technology, is a global
megatrend reshaping every aspect of society. This profound demographic shift, coupled with
declining birth rates, demands transformation across the health-care system, workplaces,
retirement practices, and physical environments. To fully realize the benefits of an increasingly
age-diverse society, we must challenge outdated attitudes and beliefs about aging and
accelerate innovations, encourage collaborations, adapt policies, and modernize practices
to support longer, healthier, and more financially secure lives enriched with social
connectedness and purpose.
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