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Readers Offer Solo Agers Support and Reflect on Ancestors

KFF Health News

Recently, I became interested in the issue of how retirees whose professions defined their persona can, after age 80, as a “senior senior,” continue to be a person of substantiality. I created the Glorious Age of Aging to look at this issue over six hourlong meetings over three months. ’s Watch ” (Dec.

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What’s at Stake: A Pivotal Election for Six Big Health Issues

KFF Health News

Trump and his campaign have been vague about plans on health care policies, though current and former Trump aides have published blueprints that go well beyond reversing programs in force under the Biden administration, to overhauling public health agencies and enabling Trump to quickly fire officials who disagree.