Aging Together: Why Age-Friendly Care Is Everyone’s Future

Rani Snyder is President of The John A. Hartford Foundation, a national philanthropy dedicated to improving the care of older adults. She has spent her career advancing aging and healthcare policy through leadership roles at The Commonwealth Fund, the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation and The John A. Hartford Foundation. She oversees initiatives focused on Age-Friendly Health Systems, family caregiving and serious illness and end-of-life care.

Eric Cahow leads Medicare Advantage performance strategy at Independence Blue Cross, serving approximately 150,000 Medicare beneficiaries across southeastern Pennsylvania. An economist by training, he has been a strong advocate for age-friendly care and healthcare payment models that support older adults’ needs. His work focuses on aligning quality measurement, care delivery and financial incentives to improve outcomes for aging populations.

David M. (Dave) White, a proofreader at an international law firm, is a grateful kidney transplant recipient with expertise in person-centered care, patient engagement, and kidney disease awareness and prevention.

When Dave was told that his kidneys were no longer working during an emergency room visit, he was not ready or willing to accept the news. Fortunately, the care team at his dialysis clinic worked with him to develop a plan of care that empowered him to take charge of his health, and that’s exactly what happened.

Dave serves on many boards and committees, including the FDA’s Patient Engagement Advisory Committee, its first and only advisory committee whose members are all patients, caregivers, and representatives of patient organizations, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s Committee on Performance Measurement. He is also past Chair of PCORI’s Advisory Panel on Patient Engagement and the Kidney Health Initiative’s Patient and Family Partnership Council.

Dave’s mission is to promote population health through advocacy.