More People Are Caring for Dying Loved Ones at Home. A New Orleans Nonprofit Is Showing Them How.
(By Halle Parker, Verite News published by KFF Health News) Liz Dunnebacke isn’t dying, but for a recent end-of-life care
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End of Life
An Age-Old Fear Grows More Common: ‘I’m Going To Die Alone’
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) This summer, at dinner with her best friend, Jacki Barden raised an uncomfortable
Read MoreWhy is caregiving so hard in America? The answers emerge in a new film
(By Kat McGowan for NPR) For people new to family caregiving, the lack of resources and support often comes as
Read MoreNurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink
(By Jariel Arvin for KFF Health News) On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from
Read MoreResearch Brief: Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans Linked to Use of Inferior Hospice Care
By Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS for Penn LDI on March 11, 2025 Beneficiaries of Medicare Advantage special needs plans are
Read MoreTraveling To Die: The Latest Form of Medical Tourism
(By Debby Waldman for KFF Health News) In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of
Read MoreWhat 5 recent studies found about Medicare Advantage
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Recent research has examined how Medicare Advantage plans differ on end-of-life care and
Read MoreHow Medicare Advantage, traditional Medicare differ on end-of-life care
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage enrollees were less likely to receive burdensome treatments or transfers in
Read MoreDeath doula says life is more meaningful if you ‘get real’ about the end
(By Tonya Mosley for NPR) As a death doula, Alua Arthur helps people to plan for the end of life
Read MoreDo We Simply Not Care About Old People?
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) The covid-19 pandemic would be a wake-up call for America, advocates for the
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