By Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA.) November 21, 2022 The 2022 midterm elections are over. Inflation is at 7.7 percent. President Biden says he’ll do nothing differently. That’s where we stand entering this Thanksgiving weekend. But in true holiday fashion, there’s good reason to be thankful this year: Democrats are no longer in charge of the People’s House. Biden may… Read more »
By Wendy Paris November 21, 2022 The master plan movement, now active in more than a dozen states and counting, marks a major, positive shift in how states address aging — and one heavily influenced by philanthropy. “In a lot of ways, philanthropy is driving these master plans,” said Lindsay Goldman, CEO of Grantmakers in… Read more »
By Mark Melchionna November 10, 2022 Published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, new commentary from researchers at West Health discusses the potential of telehealth in providing seniors with improved care, along with recommendations and a framework for future use. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it became clear that telehealth provided a wide range of benefits for… Read more »
AARP and GEDC videos provide action steps for providers, patients and family caregivers to better identify and manage issues related to brain health in the emergency room WASHINGTON – AARP and the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative (GEDC) have teamed up to release two short educational videos about dementia care and the risks of delirium, or… Read more »
By Wendy Paris November 1, 2022 One indisputable takeaway from COVID: A nursing home is not a great place to be during a pandemic. The death rate in nursing homes during the pandemic was horrifying, and the loneliness and isolation due to visitor restrictions created ripple effects of misery throughout family systems. Even now, more… Read more »
By Rachel Cohrs October 27, 2022 Democrats are suddenly blasting Republicans on the campaign trail over a surprising new topic: their plans to reform Medicare. Touching any kind of entitlement spending is generally unpopular with voters, particularly ahead of a midterm election. Republicans’ official campaign platform provides scant detail about the issue, beyond a vague… Read more »
By Bob Herman October 21, 2022 By 2025, people on Medicare who take expensive medications will feel significant financial relief: They will not have to pay more than $2,000 in a year for all of their drugs. But the 35 million people who are enrolled in the traditional Medicare program still won’t have that same relief… Read more »
By Victoria Knight and Andrew Solender October 21, 2022 The Affordable Care Act, a trigger point in political campaigns for more than a decade, has been conspicuously absent from debates and campaign rhetoric this year. The question is how much that’s depriving Democrats of a valuable talking point. The big picture: After multiple failed attempts to… Read more »
By Zach Schonfeld October 20, 2022 Nearly 4 in 10 Americans would vote for a candidate from a political party they don’t usually support if lowering health care costs is the candidate’s top priority, according to a new West Health-Gallup survey. The poll found 87 percent of respondents indicated a candidate’s plan for cutting health care… Read more »
October 20, 2022 Almost 40% of Americans are willing to split their ticket and vote for a candidate from the opposing party who made a top priority of lowering health costs, according to a Gallup/West Health poll published today, Axios’ Victoria Knight writes. Why it matters: Though candidates haven’t been talking much about medical costs in the run-up to the… Read more »
