Guest podcast: What can we learn about healthy aging from other countries?
Introducing a new SuperAging News Network partner, What’s Next Living Longer Better Smarter
We’re excited to welcome a new network contributor, the What’s Next Living Longer Better Smarter podcast series. They have a great line-up of podcasts featuring experts on a wide range of topics that deal with exactly the issues we’re covering here at SuperAging News.
The podcasts are hosted by Mary Furlong, a leading authority on the longevity marketplace, who has guided the business development and marketing strategies of leading corporations, emerging companies, and nonprofit organizations for more than 30 years, and Fred Fishkin, an award-winning broadcast journalist with a particular interest in new technologies.
Learning from other countries: Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin talk to Vijeth Iyengar, AARP Director of Global Aging
Do we deliver healthy Aging? What weaknesses and inequities are in our system? How do we perceive that we compare with other countries, and how do we actually compare? What can we learn from them? What can they learn from us? In particular, should we be paying more attention to lower income countries, where the majority of the 60-plus population will be living in 2050? How can we help them make healthy aging more accessible?
Listen as Mary and Fred discuss these topics with Vijeth Iyengar, who will explain some of the findings of AARP research, and the implications for the future.
They also interview Leigh Purvis, Prescription Drug Policy Principal at AARP Public Policy, about new caps on Medicare Part D prescription drug costs.
This podcast is packed with valuable insights and information you can use!
Listen to the podcast here! And watch for many future podcasts and posts from Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin.
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