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Author

“Compelling personal stories, helpful information… and ideas for ways to strengthen the safety net that too often fails families. Caring for Our Parents is a book for everyone.”

John Rother, former Executive Vice-President AARP

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Speaker

• Professional organizations

• Consumer groups

• Health care providers

Keynote speaker and panelist specializing in tax policy and aging issues

• Universities and research organizations

Commentator

• Tax Policy

• Long-Term Care

• Aging Issues and Quality of Life

About Howard Gleckman

I am author of “Caring for Our Parents” and a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, where I am affiliated with the Tax Policy Center and the Retirement Policy Program. I write regular columns on both aging and tax policy for Forbes.com, and am a frequent speaker on both topics

About Caring for Our Parents

A close-up, personal look at our nation’s dysfunctional system of delivering and paying for this assistance. I tell this powerful story through the eyes of real families, as well as policy experts and health professionals.

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Caring for Our Parents Blog

Everybody Wants To Age At Home, But What Does That Mean?

Public opinion surveys consistently show older adults want to age in place. But, it turns out, nobody can agree on what that actually means. And those disagreements can have important consequences for policymakers as well as those trying to develop [...]

Howard’s TaxVox Blog

Making sense of America’s tax system: Tax Vox explains how it affects you, your family, and American business, and what it means for our economy.

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