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The New Wave Is Not a Pandemic of the Unvaccinated
As part of a community, we are all affected, and we must protect the immunocompromised and find access for those who have none.
Narrowing the Digital Divide Via the FCC’s New Discounts
Eligible older adults can receive up to $50 per month toward broadband services.
What Can Be Done to Fix Direct Care Jobs? Here are 47 Ideas
Two priorities are to reform long-term care financing and increase compensation for direct care workers.
Wise Words From the Field, and New Insights Into the Pandemic’s Impact on Aging and Loved Ones
Adult children are now more engaged and knowledgeable about their parents’ care.
Will Congress Finally Transform the Direct Care Job?
As job satisfaction and care quality improve, consumers spend more, public assistance rates drop and costly health outcomes go down.
The WISH Act: A Proposal for Federal LTSS Insurance for Catastrophic Costs
‘It’s time to stop pretending that we mostly won’t live into old age, or that most of us won’t need LTSS.’
New Medical Nutrition Therapy Act Would Benefit Those with Medicare
The MNT Act would promote health equity among minority communities with higher rates of nutrition-related chronic diseases.
Financial Fears in the Age of COVID-19: Help Yourself Just by Starting
Two things we hear over and over from retired women: “I wish I had saved more and I wish I had paid more attention.”
New Metric Could Help Reduce Stigma Around Hearing Loss
‘That number is meaningful and actionable.’
Good Nutrition: Higher Tolerance and Better Return on Cancer Treatments
For older adults affected by cancer, maintaining good nutrition can help them to better tolerate cancer treatments and get the most from their therapies.
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