From Baptist Health South Florida
Life
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When it comes to retirement, a financial gender gap exists, according to a new Congressional analysis of Census data. Older women have double the risk of living in poverty relative to men in the same age group, says the Congressional report, which was featured on CNN.
Several factors — longer life spans for women, lower income levels and smaller savings – contribute to higher poverty rates during the retirement years.
For those on a tight budget, preventive medicine and wellness programs can save lives and money, according to national research. Greater use of health screenings, stop-smoking programs and other wellness initiatives could save “$3.7 billion, or 0.2 percent of U.S. personal health care spending,” according to a report published by the National Institutes of Health.
Here are the facts from the new data:
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