Medicare looks like a safety net until the bills arrive, and most new retirees discover the gaps only after they have already ...
Changing late-life disability and care patterns that may accompany population aging have profound consequences for the nation’s health and related public policies. Drawing on two cross-sectional ...
More than 70 million baby boomers – those born between 1946 and 1964 – are alive today. In 2026, the oldest of them are turning 80. With longer lives often comes more complicated health needs: ...
BRISTOL, R.I. — At age 82, Roberta Rabinovitz realized she had no place to go. A widow, she had lost both her daughters to cancer, after living with one and then the other, nursing them until their ...
Health care costs and affordability recently topped the public’s list of economic anxieties in the U.S., according to KFF polling. Even people with insurance say they struggle to afford health care ...