Key Takeaways

  • Older adults, especially those struggling, need your voice to ensure that every American can age with health and financial security.  

  • Many more policy improvements and investments are needed for older adults in 2021, especially when it comes to addressing the pandemic.

  • Older adults represent 80% of the COVID-19 fatalities nationwide. Learn more about NCOA's 2021 public policy priorities and get updates on actions pending in Congress.

Our nation has a new Administration, a new Congress, and an ongoing health and economic crisis. Now is the time for bold policy action.

The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the systemic disparities that leave too many Americans behind without the resources to age with dignity. 2021 offers a unique opportunity to address these inequities through public policy.

For more than 70 years, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) has been the country's leading voice for older adults and the organizations that serve them. NCOA believes aging well is something every American deserves—regardless of gender, color, sexuality, income, or zip code.

Watch NCOA President and CEO Ramsey Alwin as she speaks to the nation’s top policy leaders for straight talk about what needs to change to ensure that every American can age with health and financial security.