Marc Cohen, PhD, and his team at the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston and Community Catalyst conducted a survey analysis of 2014-2020. They found that older adults of color reported experiencing worse health during the pandemic due to a confluence of factors.
This analysis demonstrates that the United States still has a long way to go to ensure its health care system serves all older adults equitably and considers their unique care preferences
The data utilized for this study is from the 2014-2020 Health and Retirement Study (HRS). This nationally representative panel study of adults age 50 and older in the U.S. contains longitudinal data collected biennially since 1998. The sample for this study included those who completed the core survey from 2014-2020 and responded to the care preferences question (N= 12,838).