​How can California policymakers accurately assess economic need, especially for vulnerable seniors? In this seminar, Associate Center Director Steven P. Wallace shares the latest findings from the Elder Economic Security Standard™ Index (Elder Index), a cutting-edge poverty measure that takes into account the true cost of living in all 58 California counties. Wallace uses the Elder Index to examine the health status of economically insecure older Californians, especially for the so-called "hidden poor"― the estimated 750,000 California seniors who live in the income gap above the federal poverty level (FPL) and below what it actually takes to have a decent standard of living.