Roughly 40 percent of older black and Hispanic women who live alone live in poverty. |
The current older population is healthier, wealthier and living longer than ever before. |
There are subgroups among the old who still have fairly high levels of poverty, including older women, and especially those who live alone. |
We're going to have to think about how pay for Social Security and Medicare and who's going to take care of this older population. |