article thumbnail

Readers Offer Solo Agers Support and Reflect on Ancestors

KFF Health News

I live in Los Angeles with famously poor public transportation. 2), more Americans are living on their own as they age, relying on a patchwork of health care services to get by. 2), more Americans are living on their own as they age, relying on a patchwork of health care services to get by. So, I have prepared food delivered.

article thumbnail

With RFK Jr. in Charge, Supplement Makers See Chance To Cash In

KFF Health News

health official, Robert F. said the Trump administration would liberate Americans from the FDA’s “aggressive suppression” of vitamins, dietary supplements, and other substances ending the federal agency’s “war on public health,” as he put it. Last fall, before being named the senior U.S.

article thumbnail

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.