New: We dug into why it's so hard to fill a prescription for Wegovy or Zepbound. Finding Wegovy is “like winning the lottery,” one nurse practitioner tells her patients. With Reed Abelson nytimes.com/2024/02/02/hea…

The U.S. spends less on long-term care for the elderly than most other wealthy countries.

A joint KFF Health News-The New York Times project shows the results: 3 million people without needed care.

Read #DyingBroke , reported by Jordan Rau & Reed Abelson: kffhealthnews.org/dying-broke/

The New York Times is looking into the big PBMs. Has your PBM overcharged you or your health plan for your medication? If you're interested in being interviewed, you can fill out this form. Reed Abelson or I may follow up with you. nytimes.com/2024/01/09/us/…

We are looking for your help -- if you have an experience to share concerning your insurance for prescription drugs, let us know. Rebecca Robbins and I are interested in hearing from you: nytimes.com/2024/01/09/us/…

We want to hear from you! Rebecca Robbins and I are taking a look at how much people pay and what medications they can get under their insurance: nytimes.com/2024/01/09/us/…

What happens to patient care when private equity firms take over hospitals?

Well, there's new data out and its not great news for all you fans of private equity in healthcare

Here's the write-up in the The New York Times by Margot Sanger-Katz and Reed Abelson

Short 🧵

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This is Reed Abelson and my Association of Health Care Journalists discussion of our reporting on long-term care for our #DyingBroke series in the The New York Times & KFF Health News healthjournalism.org/blog/2023/12/h…

Thank you to ⁦Reed Abelson⁩ via the @NYTimes for this explainer about home care. As a reminder—

#Medicaid = Main funder of home care with over 700,000 person wait list
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#Medicare = Limited home health benefit and short term rehab, NO guaranteed LTC nytimes.com/2023/12/02/hea…

This is Part Four of our 'Dying Broke' NYT Health series on long-term care, written by the terrific Reed Abelson and focusing on home health. 1/ nytimes.com/2023/12/02/hea…

Important article by Reed Abelson 'Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care' nytimes.com/2023/12/02/hea… -- Speaks to much of our teams' research in this area and the struggle of patients, families, and home care workers.

REGISTER | Join KFF Health News virtual event 12/5, 'The #LongTermCare Crisis: Why Few Can Afford to Grow Old in America,' based on their investigation w/ The New York Times.

Hear from #caregivers & Reed Abelson, Jordan Rau & Anne Tumlinson about what can be done: bit.ly/47I116b

The financial and emotional toll of providing and paying for long-term care is wreaking havoc on millions of Americans.

Register now to join KFF Health News for a conversation with caregivers and Reed Abelson about what is at stake: bit.ly/47I116b

Join KFF Health News Virtual Event 12/5 on The Long-Term Care Crisis: Why Few Can Afford to Grow Old in America. Part of KFF/NYT Dying Broke series.
Hear caregivers talk about their experiences w/ATI Advisory Anne Tumlinson, NYT Reed Abelson, KFF Jordan Rau
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Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and you can either talk politics (hard pass) or about something that affects so many families: the cost of long-term care. Here's a thread of our NYT Health - KFF Health News stories 1/

Millions of Americans are unaware of the financial strain caused by offering long-term care for aging relatives. A poll by KFF explored the issues.

See the poll findings reported by Reed Abelson for The New York Times. ⬇️

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The biggest policy problem no one wants to deal with, the slow-melting glacier of financial disaster for long term care

Excellent write up by ⁦Reed Abelson⁩ ⁦Jordan Rau⁩ featuring ⁦Rachel Werner⁩ ⁦norma coe⁩ nytimes.com/2023/11/14/hea…

This Reed Abelson Jordan Rao story about the insane cost of long-term elder care in this country is essential reading. I guarantee you someone you know is dealing with this right now, whether you know it or not.
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Long-awaited story that documents how late-life care is decimating the finances of so many American families. Proud of my final work for KFF Health News w/The New York Times Kudos, Jordan Rau Reed Abelson!
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There are a lot of things happening in the world today, but for all of us at The Wall Street Journal, Evan is our top priority. He's been in prison for six months. It's an outrage and he must be released.

Free Evan now.

#IStandWithEvan

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Masterful look at a crisis that wasn't from Margot Sanger-Katz Alicia Parlapiano Josh Katz: Huge Threat to the U.S. Budget Has Receded. And No One Is Sure Why. nytimes.com/interactive/20…