LeverAGE

High healthcare costs, social isolation, loneliness, food insecurity, malnutrition and issues related to housing have impacted older people for decades, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made these issues even worse. In this episode of LeverAGE, we explore America’s healthcare cost crisis, and common-sense ways to lower costs and enhance care for all Americans as we age. We also cover the latest devel...

ASA Public Policy Committee co-chairs Paul Downey and Amy Herr host this episode of LeverAGE, talking with guests Michael Adams, Rebecca Morgan and Joyce L. Walker about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and ageism in the political world. Hosts: Paul Downey, President and CEO, Serving Seniors and ASA board member Amy Herr, Director, Health Policy, West Health and ASA board member Guests:  Michael Adams...

Host and ASA CEO, Peter Kaldes, is joined on LeverAGE by Nkenge Harmon Johnson, the President and CEO of the Urban League of Portland , Oregon. The mission of  Urban League of Portland is to empower African-Americans and others to achieve equality in education, employment, health, economic security and quality of life. The Urban League of Portland's adult and senior services program is the on...

In this episode of LeverAGE, host Peter Kaldes, President & CEO of ASA, is joined by Dr. Leanne Clark-Shirley, Vice President of Thought Leadership at ASA, and Michael Adams, CEO of SAGE and Chair of ASA's Board of Directors, to discuss the Senate Confirmation Hearing for Supreme Court Nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. They address potential issues and cases the Supreme Court will hear in the c...

Host Peter Kaldes , President & CEO of ASA, welcomes Paula Basta , Director of the Illinois Department on Aging, to Leverage to revisit the 2020 Panel of Pundits. Presented on September 8, Panel of Pundits 2020: The Decision Year, was moderated by Bob Blancato and featured Rich Browdie, Former President and CEO, Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging; Jay Newton-Small, Co-founder and CEO, MemoryWell...

LeverAGE, the newest podcast from the American Society on Aging (ASA), covers the politics of aging. On Episode 3, ASA’s president and CEO Peter Kaldes chats with Public Policy Committee Co-Chairs Amy Herr and Paul Downey and ASA’s Leanne Clark-Shirley about the DNC and RNC conventions, candidate platforms, and making a plan to vote. Then, Peter talks voting strategy and politics with Jamie Patton...

LeverAGE, the newest podcast from the American Society on Aging (ASA), covers the politics of aging. Episode 2 spotlights the experience of voting by mail in two states – Florida and Oklahoma. ASA’s President and CEO Peter Kaldes catches up with Leanne Clark-Shirley, VP of Programs and Thought Leadership, and then talks with Rep. Joseph Gellar (FL) and ASA’s own Claire Dowers-Nicols about what vot...

LeverAGE, the newest podcast from the American Society on Aging (ASA), is about the politics of aging. This show will focus on politics, policy, and advocacy in aging. This inaugural episode is about voting and voter suppression and features Peter Kaldes, President and CEO of ASA, Leanne Clark-Shirley, ASA's Vice President of Programs and Thought Leadership, and an interview with Hilary O. Sh...