
Liz Seegert is AHCJ’s health beat leader on aging. She’s an award-winning, independent health journalist based in New York’s Hudson Valley, who writes about caregiving, dementia, access to care, nursing homes and policy. Seegert is also a contributing writer for Fortune.com, the American Journal of Nursing, and PBS/NextAvenue.org, reporting on myriad health topics, including social determinants of health and women’s health. She has written for TIME Health, The Wirecutter, Money.com, Medscape, Consumer Reports, The Guardian and Medical Economics, as well as dozens of other trade and mainstream media. Her articles have been syndicated in Forbes.com, the Los Angeles Times, the Hartford Courant, The Saturday Evening Post and other major outlets.
If the Fiscal Year 2025 budget passes, it needs to be offset by $880 billion in cuts, making Medicaid a…
Despite what many people think, palliative care is distinct from hospice care — it’s not just for end-of-life.
If Congress slashes $880 billion from the proposed federal budget, it will mean significant Medicaid cuts.
A recent report is a reality check on a looming crisis for many states: providing adequate services and support for…
In this webinar, we speak with an investigative journalist and neuroscientist who uncovered widespread Alzheimer’s research misconduct.
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Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, which provides vital services to millions of people 60 and older, might be on…
Last month, nearly 4,000 people gathered in Seattle for the Gerontological Society of America’s annual scientific meeting on aging.
Science reporter Charles Piller discusses how he discovered evidence of a prominent neuroscientist’s research misconduct.
A recent study found that a majority of older adults think the U.S. is still unprepared for the changing needs…