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Americans Are Aging. Let’s Make Sure We Can Afford It.

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Americans Are Aging. Let’s Make Sure We Can Afford It.

The good news? People are living longer than ever. Americans reaching age 65 today can expect to live, on average, until age 85 — and about one-quarter will live past 90. The bad news? While some will have decades of active, purposeful living, more than half will need a high degree of assistance with eating, bathing, or other routine daily activities.

Read the whole article on the Biden Forum here.

This article originally appeared in the Biden Forum on January 2, 2019.