Maryland isn’t planning for a distant future. It’s responding to a demographic shift already underway. By 2030, roughly one in four Maryland residents is expected to be age 60 or older, while nationally the U.S. Census Bureau projects adults 65 and older will outnumber children for the first time in American history. As Americans live longer, states are increasingly recognizing that policies governing healthcare, housing, transportation, and financial security must evolve alongside them. Maryland’s new Longevity Ready Maryland Act is one of the nation’s most ambitious attempts to prepare for that future.
Rather than treating aging as an isolated healthcare issue, the new law embeds longevity planning across government agencies and public policy. The legislation could become a national model as more Americans live into their 90s, and increasingly, to age 100.
