Speaking today at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, Gerontological Society of America members Dawn Carr, PhD, FGSA, and Susan L. Hughes, PhD, FGSA, told lawmakers that they need to expand the scope of United States aging policy to ensure that as Americans age, we have access to the services and supports we need to thrive.

Doctors in the U.S. have reported feeling unprepared to care for people with disabilities and have revealed significant negative bias about this population, according to previous research. A new Northwestern Medicine study has found much of this could be rooted in their medical school training.