An Uptick in Elder Poverty: A Blip, or a Sign of Things to Come? [nytimes.com]
By Lydia DePillis, Photo: Mike Belleme, The New York Times, October 17, 2022 In the 1960s, more than a third of older Americans lived in poverty. With the aid of federal programs like Medicare to help the elderly, the situation improved significantly. But last year, the poverty rate for those 65 or older increased, even as it sank for everyone else . The uptick offers new evidence that elderly people haven’t fared as well as younger generations in recent years, and some experts worry that it...