Facing Financial Ruin as Costs Soar for Elder Care
By Reed Abelson, The New York Times and Jordan Rau
The United States has no coherent system of long-term care, leading many to struggle to stay independent or rely on a patchwork of solutions.
What Long-Term Care Looks Like Around the World
By Jordan Rau
Most countries spend more than the United States on care, but middle-class and affluent people still bear a substantial portion of the costs.
Adult Children Discuss the Trials of Caring for Their Aging Parents
By Reed Abelson, The New York Times and Jordan Rau
The financial and emotional toll of providing and paying for long-term care is wreaking havoc on the lives of millions of Americans. Read about how a few families are navigating the challenges, in their own words.
Do Republican Spending Cuts Threaten Federal HIV Funding? For Some Programs, Yes.
By Grace Abels, PolitiFact
Spending cuts proposed by a Republican-led House subcommittee would cut millions from HIV-related spending.
Daily Edition for Monday, November 13, 2023
Health minimum wage law, patient data breach, hospital watch, long covid, vaccines, weight loss drugs, opioids, and more are in the news.
How Lawmakers in Texas and Florida Undermine Covid Vaccination Efforts
By Amy Maxmen
State legislatures and politicians are pressuring public health officials to keep quiet about covid vaccines.
Why It’s So Tough to Reduce Unnecessary Medical Care
By Markian Hawryluk
Treatments that don’t help patients, and may even harm them, are difficult to eliminate because they can be big sources of revenue.
Legisladores de Texas, Florida y otros estados socavan esfuerzos de vacunación contra covid
By Amy Maxmen
El cambio en la información sobre salud sigue la retórica de políticos, principalmente republicanos, que han dado marcha atrás en sus posturas sobre las vacunas de covid.
Who Will Care for Older Adults? We’ve Plenty of Know-How but Too Few Specialists
By Judith Graham
The principles and practices of geriatrics are being widely disseminated. And we understand much more now about how to improve older adults’ care. Yet we don’t have enough geriatricians to meet the growing demand.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': A Very Good Night for Abortion Rights Backers
Abortion rights backers won major victories in at least five states in the 2023 off-year elections Nov. 7, proving the staying power of abortion as a political issue in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, the National Institutes of Health finally has a new director, after Democrats temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s nominee over a mostly unrelated fight about prescription drug prices. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Julie Appleby, who reported and wrote the latest “Bill of the Month” feature.
