For 35 years, Angela Jemmott and her five brothers paid premiums on a long-term care insurance policy for their 91-year-old mother. But the policy does not cover home health aides whose assistance allows her to stay in her ...
Dec 4, 2023
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Around the world, wealthy countries are struggling to afford long-term care for rapidly aging populations. Most spend more than the United States through government funding or insurance that individuals are legally required ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Americans have been getting COVID treatments such as Paxlovid for free, but that's about to end.
Oct 30, 2023
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"COVID is not pretty in a nursing home," said Deb Wityk, a 70-year-old retired massage therapist who lives in one called Spurgeon Manor, in rural Iowa. She twice contracted the disease and is eager to get the newly approved ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Americans seeking out the new COVID boosters are finding themselves held back by insurance entanglements and supply delays.
Sep 22, 2023
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Nearly one in five counties across the United States lack psychiatrists or internet service, making it difficult for around 10.5 million Americans to find mental health care, a new study shows.
Sep 21, 2023
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COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are gradually increasing in the United States, as two new variants gain a foothold in the nation. And with that rise, more people are looking for COVID test kits.
Sep 13, 2023
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New COVID-19 booster shots could soon pass the needed hurdles for vaccinations to begin next week.
Sep 7, 2023
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Federal regulators have abandoned a plan that physicians, patients, and advocacy groups for breast cancer patients feared would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery.
Aug 30, 2023
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The more people take up private health insurance, the less pressure on the public hospital system, including shorter waiting lists for surgery. That's one of the key messages we've been hearing from government and the private ...
Aug 28, 2023
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