Vancouver resident Evan Brunelle was approved for WorkSafeBC's Self Managed Personal Care (SMPC)...
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Disability needs a new story
Disability typically is understood as the problem of a selected group of individuals who meet a...
My grandmother died at home, just as she wanted. It cost $145,000
My grandmother died at home recently, surrounded by her family and loving caregivers with the...
I wrote about high-priced drugs for years. Then my toddler needed one.
Anakinra is expensive — on average, private health plans pay about $4,000 a month for it — so we...
For family caregivers, cost of unpaid care work is both personal and professional
Canadians spend 5.7 billion unpaid hours each year on caregiving, with many of them struggling to...
Walkthrough of UHC’s Claim Reimbursement Form Game
I’ve always loved the puzzle genre of video games. Starting with the Infocomm text adventures of...
Millions worse off if PIP and disability benefits are means-tested
Millions of Britons unable to manage without disability benefits could see their support slashed...
Broad Political Support for Policies to Help Family Caregivers
People in America agree: Action is needed to support family caregivers. The John A. Hartford...
The crushing financial penalties for marriage in your later years — courtesy of Uncle Sam
A devastating new critique in the Washington University Law Review has spelled out how federal law...
Seeking Marriage Equality for People With Disabilities
Within weeks of the Tarpy’s date, both knew they had found their forever partner. But three months...
This group’s wiped out $6.7 billion in medical debt, and it’s just getting started
After helping Occupy Wall Street activists buy debt for a few years, Antico and Ashton launched...
Jobs Aplenty, but a Shortage of Care Keeps Many Women From Benefiting
A dearth of child care and elder care choices is causing many women to reorganize their working...
Sizing Up the Decisions of Older Adults
Adult Protective Services agencies in every state receive reports of possible neglect,...
The Care Economy: More State, Less Market
Every society must choose which goods and services—from education to roads to health care—to...
Meet the Underdog of Senior Care
Ms. Biteranta now receives all of her health care through PACE, which monitors her, along with 120...
The weight of caring at home
"I wrote/drew this opinion piece for the LA Times two years ago, right before COVID drastically...
When siblings become caregivers
All of Marlene’s children live within an hour of her Michigan home, yet Sheila, who lives the...
When a Diagnosis Demands a Long-Term Money Strategy
A diagnosis may be alarming enough, but equally frightening can be the costs for medical...
A hospital offered a payment plan for baby’s NICU stay — $45,843 a month for a year
Under the 2010 health law, nonprofit hospitals are required to provide financial assistance to...
Sandwich Generation: How Do You Decide Whose Needs Come First?
Your parents need your help right now, and so do your adult kids. But what about saving for your...
Beyond Britney: Abuse, Exploitation, And Death Inside America’s Guardianship Industry
BuzzFeed News has scoured hundreds of thousands of court documents, obtained confidential mental...
The staggering, exhausting, invisible costs of caring for America’s elderly
Some older adults have diligently prepared for their future. They purchased long-term care...
Hospitals and Insurers Didn’t Want You to See These Prices. Here’s Why.
This year, the federal government ordered hospitals to begin publishing a prized secret: a...
America isn’t taking care of caregivers
Dementia had not robbed Lillian of her fiercely independent spirit, but it had made her verbally...