Journalist Paula Span, who writes The New Old Age column for the New York Times, shares what she’s learned about how to age well.
End-of-Life Care
Posted inHealth Law
‘She Didn’t Want to Die. But She Didn’t Want to Suffer.’
A handful of states allow terminally ill patients to take life-ending medications. We talk with journalist Steven Petrow about his sister’s choice to use this option.
Posted inCost of Care
Hospice Care’s Midlife Crisis
Medicare is testing some major changes to its 40-year-old hospice benefit.
Posted inHealth Equity
The Hurdles Facing Black Families Navigating Serious Illness
What stops seriously ill Black patients and their families from getting the care they want in life and in death?
Posted inCost of Care
Why Do We Spend So Much on End-of-Life Care?
Maria Polyakova on research examining the surprising source of outsized health care spending in the last months of life.