This past week, I flipped my calendar from August to September, and I started thinking about pumpkins and sweet potatoes, hot chocolate, leaves changing color – and open enrollment for health insurance! This time of year is vitally important to diverse elders, because...
Dr. Shireen Mansoor: She defied tradition to save lives during war by Meera Venugopal, India Home Shireen Mansoor was born in 1949 in Bogra village in what was then undivided Pakistan. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh and its first President,...
Maganbhai and Kamuben Chavda: 63 years together, for poorer, or richer! by Meera Venugopal, India Home Maganbhai Chavda is tall and thin, a white-haired gentleman who towers over his wife Kamuben’s tiny bird-like figure. Kamuben, in turn, is the one you will see...
The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) is pleased to introduce and welcome you to our newly established Affiliate Network (AFN)! The AFN is a partnership between NAPCA and organizations that serve Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) older adults and...
Managing your health can be challenging, especially if you have two or more chronic conditions or illnesses. The Connected Care campaign offers information to help you take advantage of new Medicare services that pay for comprehensive care management particularly...
by Natalie Kean. This post originally appeared on the Justice in Aging blog. Among its many achievements, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has made great strides in covering more older adults who previously had no access to health care. Before the ACA, many low-income...