Next Gray Generation (Slightly) Better Off

As a group, the next generation of seniors will still have trouble paying for health care, but they’ll fare better than current retirees, according to a report released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Future retirees, the report said, will have slightly higher incomes, greater savings and more equity in their homes. But that doesn’t mean everyone. The biggest improvements will be for people who are white and better educated.

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<h1>Next Gray Generation (Slightly) Better Off</h1>
<div>	<span class="byline">Marilyn Werber Serafini</span>
		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2011-06-28T21:32:24-04:00">
			June 28, 2011		</time>
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<p>As a group, the next generation of seniors will still have trouble paying for health care, but they’ll fare better than current retirees, according to <a href="http://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-spending-briefs.cfm">a report released Tuesday</a> by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Future retirees, the report said, will have slightly higher incomes, greater savings and more equity in their homes. But that doesn’t mean everyone. The biggest improvements will be for people who are white and better educated.</p><p>Kaiser Health News is a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation.</p><p><a href="mailto:mserafini@kff.org">mserafini@kff.org</a></p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/next-gray-generation-slightly-better-off/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/next-gray-generation-slightly-better-off/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/next-gray-generation-slightly-better-off/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Next%20Gray%20Generation%20%28Slightly%29%20Better%20Off&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2Fnext-gray-generation-slightly-better-off%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/next-gray-generation-slightly-better-off/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/next-gray-generation-slightly-better-off/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/next-gray-generation-slightly-better-off/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=320473&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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