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Sep 25 2023

Increased funding must be tied to nursing home mandated minimum staffing – Herb Weiss

Increased funding must be tied to mandated minimum staffing – Herb Weiss By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues The ...

Sep 18 2023

The Village helps grandparent/kinship caregivers in need – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues When we dream about our retirement years, these dreams most likely don’t include ...

Sep 11 2023

Age Wave study sees shift in how nation perceives aging – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues “Old Age” enters a new age.  That’s how Age Wave sees it after ...

Sep 4 2023

Medicare to negotiate select drug prices with Big Pharma, lists first 10 drugs. – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues While critics are attempting to go through the courts to put the ...

Aug 28 2023

Combating loneliness and isolation in nursing facilities – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Almost four months ago, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an 81-page ...

Aug 21 2023

Health advocacy groups oppose groups against drug price negotiations – Herb Weiss

by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues As supporters of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) celebrate the one-year ...

Aug 14 2023

Wake up call on spiraling brand-name drug prices – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues A new pharmaceutical drug price report that is both timely and overdue ...

Aug 7 2023

Rally round Martin O’Malley for Social Security Administration Commissioner – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Just weeks ago, President Joe Biden nominated former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, ...

Jul 31 2023

AARP helping RI communities become more livable with Challenge Grants – Herb Weiss 

By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Photo:  Volunteer grandmas working in a straw bale garden, courtesy West End ...

Jul 24 2023

Annual retirement survey: Caregivers less likely to save. Support for this critical role. – Herb Weiss

EBRI Survey Says Unpaid Caregivers Less Likely to Save for Retirement By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues According ...