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Eligibility for Social Security Disability Insurance">Eligibility for Social Security Disability Insurance
- Eligibility for Social Security Disability Insurance">Eligibility for Social Security Disability Insurance
To qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, a person must be unable to engage in substantial gainful activity (SGA) as a result of a medically determinable physical or ment
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Determination of Disability">Determination of Disability
- Determination of Disability">Determination of Disability
Disability determinations are inherently complex. Some factual determinations for Social Security Disability Insurance can be straightforward.
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Section A: Health Promotion and Public Health">Section A: Health Promotion and Public Health
- Section A: Health Promotion and Public Health">Section A: Health Promotion and Public Health
Enabling the improvement of people’s health depends on people taking control of their health as they age and on systems that support healthy choices and provide everyone affordable, high-quality ca
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Health Promotion and Consumer and Family Engagement">Health Promotion and Consumer and Family Engagement
- Health Promotion and Consumer and Family Engagement">Health Promotion and Consumer and Family Engagement
To achieve good health outcomes, consumers and their family caregivers must understand how to engage effectively with medical systems and community-based resources that support and promote health.
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Health Promotion">Health Promotion
- Health Promotion">Health Promotion
People can stay healthy as they age, in part, by assuming personal responsibility for their health.
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Consumer and Family Engagement in Health">Consumer and Family Engagement in Health
- Consumer and Family Engagement in Health">Consumer and Family Engagement in Health
In the U.S., many health care decisions—such as whether to seek health care and where to go for care—can have significant financial consequences for individuals and the health care system.
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Cognitive Health">Cognitive Health
- Cognitive Health">Cognitive Health
Cognitive health is a critical component of healthy aging. As the U.S. population ages, dementia and other cognitive health conditions are likely to increase.
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Public Health">Public Health
- Public Health">Public Health
Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities through the promotion of healthy lifestyles.
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Public Health and COVID-19">Public Health and COVID-19
- Public Health and COVID-19">Public Health and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health crisis of proportions and complexity not seen in over a century. The highly contagious and dangerous virus has caused millions of deaths in the U.S.
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Section B: Private Insurance">Section B: Private Insurance
- Section B: Private Insurance">Section B: Private Insurance
Private insurance plays an important role in helping most Americans pay for their health care. For people under 65 who are working, most get health insurance through the private market.