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A Young Woman, A Wheelchair And The Fight To Take Her Place At Stanford
Throughout her young life, Sylvia Colt-Lacayo has been told her disability didn鈥檛 need to hold her back. She graduated near the top of her high school class. She was co-captain of the mock trial team. In April, she learned she had been admitted to Stanford University with a full scholarship. Now, the struggle to fund the caregivers she needs to leave home is proving her toughest battle yet.
La charla que tienen que tener los adultos mayores con sus m茅dicos antes de una cirug铆a
Muchas veces los m茅dicos no hablan con sus pacientes y familiares sobre los riesgos potenciales y las complicaciones que se pueden presentar durante o despu茅s de una intervenci贸n.
The Talk Seniors Need To Have With Doctors Before Surgery
Surgeons are rethinking the old notions of “informed consent.” With older patients especially, a push is on to talk candidly about what a surgery will do, its risks and how it will affect their quality of life.
KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: All About 鈥楳edicare for All鈥
Need to know more about 鈥淢edicare for All?鈥 It鈥檚 a top issue in the Democratic presidential primary campaign. This holiday week, we are rerunning our explainer on the subject. But first, KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 host Julie Rovner talks to KHN鈥檚 Shefali Luthra about how health played out in the first Democratic candidate debates last week.
En secreto, adultos mayores hablan del 鈥渟uicidio racional鈥
Es un tema tab煤, pero algunos adultos mayores comienzan a hablarlo. Se trata de la posibilidad de terminar con sus vidas pero no por depresi贸n o desesperaci贸n, sino como una decisi贸n pensada.
In Secret, Seniors Discuss 鈥楻ational Suicide鈥
Running counter to the efforts of suicide prevention experts and many religious and social norms, some seniors are quietly exploring the option of turning to suicide when they feel they’ve lived long enough.
En 10 a帽os, adultos mayores de clase media no podr谩n pagar por atenci贸n m茅dica y vivienda
Para 2029, m谩s de la mitad de las personas mayores de ingresos medios tendr谩n recursos financieros anuales de $60,000 o menos, incluso si se incluye el valor agregado que tengan sus propiedades.
In 10 Years, Half Of Middle-Income Elders Won’t Be Able To Afford Housing, Medical Care
An eye-opening study of demographics and income finds that the costs of assisted-living care will soon be out of reach for people on fixed incomes 鈥 and their children.
Lethal Plans: When Seniors Turn To Suicide In Long-Term Care
In a nation where the suicide rate continues to climb, such deaths among older adults are often overlooked. A six-month investigation by KHN and PBS NewsHour finds that older Americans are quietly killing themselves in nursing homes, assisted living centers and adult care homes.
Estados presionan para que familiares que son cuidadores reciban cr茅ditos fiscales
Varios estados, incluidos Florida, Nueva Jersey y Nueva York, est谩n considerando legislaciones que ayuden a los cuidados familiares con cr茅ditos impositivos.
States Push For Caregiver Tax Credits
Families often spend thousands of dollars caring for ailing loved ones at home. Lawmakers in California and at least seven other states want to provide some financial relief with state income tax credits.
Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 鈥楳edicare-For-All鈥 Debate: Who鈥檚 Going To Pay
Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Jennifer Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss the new 鈥淢edicare-for-all鈥 bill introduced by House Democrats, the grilling of pharmaceutical company CEOs by a Senate committee and new Trump administration rules that take aim at Planned Parenthood. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN鈥檚 Julie Appleby about the latest 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 installment.
There鈥檚 A New 鈥楳edicare-For-All鈥 Bill In The House. Why Does It Matter?
The progressive proposal adds details to the discussion of this controversial approach to overhauling the nation鈥檚 health system, and Democratic primary candidates will have to be prepared to get more specific.
Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 ‘Medicare-For-All’ For Dummies
The 鈥淢edicare鈥揻or-all鈥 debate is already in full swing, but what does that phrase even mean? Joanne Kenen of Politico, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner for a beginner鈥檚 guide to the next big health policy debate. For 鈥渆xtra credit,鈥 the panelists provide their favorite health policy stories of the week, and as a special Valentine鈥檚 Day bonus, their favorite #HealthPolicyValentines.
Seniors Aging In Place Turn To Devices And Helpers, But Unmet Needs Are Common
A new study examines how seniors with deteriorating strength and other physical functions deal with such challenges as taking a shower or getting dressed in the morning.
Assisted Living鈥檚 Breakneck Growth Leaves Safety Of Dementia Patients Behind
An analysis of inspection records in California, Florida and Texas shows significant numbers of violations related to assisted living residents with dementia.
California: hogares para adultos mayores se resisten a cumplir reglas de personal
Nuevas normas exigen que los hogares ofrezcan atenci贸n individualizada a sus residentes por m谩s tiempo al d铆a.
More Than Half Of California Nursing Homes Balk At Stricter Staffing Rules
Patient advocates say the state鈥檚 new staffing regulations are a good start toward better protecting the frail, but the nursing home industry contends they鈥檙e too burdensome.
Medicare reduce pagos a hogares cuyos pacientes vuelven a ser hospitalizados
El gobierno federal reducir谩 los pagos de un a帽o a casi 11,000 hogares cuyos pacientes vuelven al hospital con demasiada frecuencia.
Medicare Cuts Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients Keep Ending Up In Hospital
The incentive program to discourage nursing homes from discharging patients too quickly will also give bonuses to facilities with fewer rehospitalizations.
