Facing Financial Ruin as Costs Soar for Elder Care
(By Reed Abelson, The New York Times and Jordan Rau for KFF Health News) Margaret Newcomb, 69, a retired French
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End of Life
How Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen are using comedy to support Alzheimer’s care
(By Nicholas St. Fleur for STAT) Alzheimer’s isn’t funny. But comedy can still be a weapon in the fight against
Read MoreA loved one’s dementia will break your heart. Don’t let it wreck your finances
(By Sarah Boden for NPR) Sharon Gwinn had been married almost 30 years when she cleared out the savings and
Read MoreDying patients protest looming telehealth crackdown
(By JoNel Aleccia — Associated Press published by STAT on April 23, 2023) At age 93, struggling with the effects
Read MoreMedicare tests a solution to soaring hospice costs: Let private insurers run it
(By Leslie Walker and Dan Gorenstein for NPR) Hospice doctor Bethany Snider sees the writing on the wall: “The hospice
Read MoreA Family Death During the Holidays Prompts Questions and Reflection
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) It wasn’t the Thanksgiving holiday any of us had expected. Two weeks before,
Read MoreHospices Have Become Big Business for Private Equity Firms, Raising Concerns About End-of-Life Care
(By Markian Hawryluk for Kaiser Health News) Hospice care, once provided primarily by nonprofit agencies, has seen a remarkable shift
Read MoreJoint Commission issues new safety guidance for palliative care
(By Nika Schoonover for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Joint Commission issued new safety guidance for palliative care to seriously ill
Read MoreA New Paradigm Is Needed: Top Experts Question the Value of Advance Care Planning
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) For decades, Americans have been urged to fill out documents specifying their end-of-life
Read MoreVeterans can help survivors plan ahead
(Source – blogs.va.gov) It’s a topic people don’t like to talk about: every person dies. Despite the inevitable, there are
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