About PPI

PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE

Older Americans and the Recession

PPI’s Economics Team analyzes the impact of the current recession on older workers and retirees.

Health Care Reform: What's at Stake for 50-64 Year Olds?

A look at health care costs and coverage issues for adults ages 50-64 with policy implications for health care reform.

Older Americans and the Mortgage Crisis

This first-ever analysis of mortgage data by age shows that older Americans have been significantly impacted.

Professional Partners Supporting Family Caregivers

Phase II: Implementing Best Practices

Launch of a new three year project to implement best practices in the fields of nursing and social work that effectively support the work of family caregivers for older adults. The project, made possible by a grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation through the AARP Foundation, will also inform policies that support family caregiving and promote public awareness. Initiative partners include, the Family Caregiver Alliance, the National Association of Social Workers, U.S. Administration on Aging, the Lewin Group, and the Hilltop Institute.

Phase I: Redefining Good Patient Care

National organizations release a report redefining provision of good patient care to include increased professional support for family members and friends who provide ongoing care for older adults. A joint endeavor, made possible by a grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation and The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation - through the AARP Foundation, with the American Journal of Nursing, the Council on Social Work Education and its Journal of Social Work Education, the Family Caregiver Alliance, and Rutgers Center for State Health Policy (New Jersey).

Transportation for Older Adults

Roundtable on FTA-Administered Specialized Transportation Programs.

With the coming of the congressional reauthorization of the surface transportation bill, national, state, and local experts came together to discuss improved transportation options for older adults, persons with disabilities, and low-income workers. Organized by PPI, these experts worked toward a set of policy recommendations for consideration by Congress and the Federal Transit Administration.

The AARP Public Policy Institute

is the focal point for public policy research, analysis and development at AARP.

Led by AARP Senior Vice President Susan Reinhard, PPI's staff works to design policies that have a significant impact on improving economic security, health care and quality of life.

Founded in 1985, PPI publishes staff research and analysis regularly throughout the year. Publications from 1998 to the present can be found on this site.

PPI also frequently convenes leading policy experts for discussion of key national and state policy issues. In addition, staff provide critical research and analytical support for AARP advocacy efforts and campaigns at the state and federal level.

The Consumer Team is a national leader on issues such as mortgage lending and foreclosure, consumer debt and bankruptcy; investment sales and fraud; insurance regulation; identity theft; utilities regulation; energy assistance for low-income households; and guardianship protection.

The Economics Team addresses policy related to Social Security; retirement savings; sources of income and support for older Americans; workplace flexibility, training and employment options for older workers; and tax, budget and other issues.

The Health Team works on policy related to a range of issues, including the Medicare and Medicaid programs; improvement of health insurance coverage at the state and national level; the cost and appropriate use of prescription drugs; healthy behaviors; racial and ethnic disparities in care; and care delivery and coordination.

The Independent Living/Long-Term Care Team focuses on expanding consumer access and choice to an array of affordable long-term care options, with an emphasis on improving home and community-based services, supporting family caregivers, and making communities more livable.

PPI is also home to the Center to Champion Nursing in America—a joint initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation—committed to addressing the growing nursing shortage that threatens access to health care and quality of care across the nation.