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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.
Need to know more about âMedicare for All?â Itâs a top issue in the Democratic presidential primary campaign. This holiday week, we are rerunning our explainer on the subject. But first, KHNâs âWhat the Health?â host Julie Rovner talks to KHNâs Shefali Luthra about how health played out in the first Democratic candidate debates last week.
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.
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 â and their children.
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.
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.
Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Jennifer Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss the new âMedicare-for-allâ 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 KHNâs Julie Appleby about the latest âBill of the Monthâ installment.
The progressive proposal adds details to the discussion of this controversial approach to overhauling the nationâs health system, and Democratic primary candidates will have to be prepared to get more specific.
The âMedicareâfor-allâ 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 KHNâs Julie Rovner for a beginnerâs guide to the next big health policy debate. For âextra credit,â the panelists provide their favorite health policy stories of the week, and as a special Valentineâs Day bonus, their favorite #HealthPolicyValentines.
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.
An analysis of inspection records in California, Florida and Texas shows significant numbers of violations related to assisted living residents with dementia.
Patient advocates say the stateâs new staffing regulations are a good start toward better protecting the frail, but the nursing home industry contends theyâre too burdensome.
The incentive program to discourage nursing homes from discharging patients too quickly will also give bonuses to facilities with fewer rehospitalizations.
Medicare instructs inspectors to look for staffing inadequacies in homes that report suspiciously low numbers of registered nurses and weekend workers.
As the number of Americans with dementia rises, health professionals grapple with how to talk to patients about gun safety at home.
A ballot initiative in Maine proposes that free home care services be available to all residents who need help with at least âone daily activity.â
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Is there anything families can do to fight these evictions?
Death and its companion, grief, are often ignored at nursing homes and assisted living centers. Yet ignoring the loss can lead to depression, staff burnout and other problems.
In this episode of KHNâs âWhat the Health?â Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Joanne Kenen of Politico answer listenersâ questions about health policy and politics.
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