Aging
A Few Pointers To Help Save Money And Avoid The Strain Of Medicare Enrollment
Older or disabled Americans with Medicare coverage have probably noticed an uptick in mail solicitations from health insurance companies, which can mean only one thing: It’s time for the annual Medicare open enrollment. Most beneficiaries have from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7 to decide which of dozens of private plans offer the best drug coverage […]
So Much Care It Hurts: Unneeded Scans, Therapy, Surgery Only Add To Patients’ Ills
About This Series In this series, “Treatment Overkill,” Kaiser Health News investigates the causes and consequences of medical overtreatment, both for patients and the health care system. See All Stories When Annie Dennison was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, she readily followed advice from her medical team, agreeing to harsh treatments in the hope […]
Tanta atención que duele: terapias y cirugías innecesarias agregan dolor y enfermedad
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. Cuando a Annie Dennison le diagnosticaron cáncer de seno el año pasado, la mujer siguió […]
New ‘Instructions’ Could Let Dementia Patients Refuse Spoon-Feeding
People who abhor the thought of being kept alive with feeding tubes or other types of artificial nutrition and hydration have, for years, had a way out. They could document their wishes to halt such interventions — and have them honored — using advance directives. That includes patients diagnosed with progressive dementia who are able […]
Hospice Workers Who Care For The Dying Don’t Plan Ahead Themselves
Hospice workers may witness terminal illness and death almost daily, but that doesn’t mean they’ve documented their own end-of-life wishes, a new report finds. A survey of nearly 900 health care workers at a nonprofit Florida hospice found that fewer than half — just 44 percent — had completed advance directives. Of the rest, 52 […]
For Active Seniors, Cohousing Offers A Cozier Alternative To Downsizing
The 5-mile hikes, yoga classes and communal dinners are now routines for the residents at PDX Commons Cohousing in Portland, Ore. These 39 individuals (about half partnered but largely strangers at first) started forging relationships well before they moved in late this summer to join a trend called cohousing. “Here, you walk in and know […]
Una tendencia que crece, adultos mayores que viven en comunidad
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. Las caminatas de 5 millas, las clases de yoga y las cenas comunales son ahora […]
How Older Patients Can Dodge Pitfalls Entrenched In Health Care System
Navigating Aging Navigating Aging focuses on medical issues and advice associated with aging and end-of-life care, helping America’s 60 million seniors and their families navigate the health care system. To contact Judith Graham with a question or comment, click here. Join the Navigating Aging Facebook Group. See All Columns Being old and sick in America frequently […]
Straight From The Patient’s Mouth: Videos Can Clearly State Your End-Of-Life Wishes
Navigating Aging Navigating Aging focuses on medical issues and advice associated with aging and end-of-life care, helping America’s 60 million seniors and their families navigate the health care system. To contact Judith Graham with a question or comment, click here. Join the Navigating Aging Facebook Group. See All Columns For years, Wendy Forman, considered how to […]
These Annual Checkups Help Seniors Not Only Survive But Thrive
This story also ran on The Boston Globe. This story can be republished for free (details). Bea Lipsky shuffled into her wellness coach’s office one morning this fall and parked her walker by the wall. Lipsky, 89, had had a trying year, enduring a hernia operation and two emergency room visits for heart problems. She’s […]