NCOA Selects 90 Community-Based Organizations to Connect Low-Income Older Adults to Benefits Programs

by James Fuccione | Mar 4, 2026 | News and Updates

The National Council on Aging (NCOA) named 90 new grantees for its national network of Benefits Enrollment Centers (BECs), which connect eligible low-income older Americans and individuals with disabilities to benefits programs that help them pay for daily expenses....

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan Announce Technical Assistance Grants to Current Grantees from its Philanthropic Arm, the Point32Health Foundation

by James Fuccione | Feb 25, 2026 | News and Updates

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan today announced 25 grants totaling $500,000 through its philanthropic arm, the Point32Health Foundation. The grants will provide additional funding to organizations already in the Foundation’s portfolio in Connecticut,...

Low Vaccination Rates in Older Adults Highlighted in National Poll on Healthy Aging

by James Fuccione | Feb 4, 2026 | News and Updates

The University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging shows 42% of people age 50 and older haven’t gotten either flu or COVID-19 vaccines in the past six months, though 29% have gotten both and 27% have gotten just the updated flu shot. The poll also asked about...

Mass. Attorney General’s Office Launches Federal Action Story Collection Form

by James Fuccione | Jan 28, 2026 | News and Updates

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s office has rolled out a new reporting portal for Massachusetts residents to archive stories detailing how they’ve been affected by the actions of the federal administration. If there have been impacts on older...

Structural and Socioeconomic Inequities in Cardiovascular Health: What Neighborhood-Level Data Reveal About Aging in Boston – Guest Blog Post

by James Fuccione | Jan 21, 2026 | Data and Reports

The following is a guest blog post by Shahriar Shakeri, MD, MPH using analysis from the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Data Reports: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains one of the leading causes of death among older adults in the United States. However, the burden of...