age 6513 - aging policy and finance (3)

this course explores the “silver tsunami” and its impact on national, state and local policies that interact with organizations providing services to older adults and influencing the economic well-being of those older adults. the current and projected financial status of key entitlement programs such as social security, medicare and medicaid will be analyzed. students will gain a better understanding of personal health care, long-term care financial management as well as that of the elder care industry.