John Oliver Reveals the Scary Problems With Guardianship (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2018 A largely unregulated arrangement for senior citizens who cannot manage their own affairs leaves many vulnerable to being scammed, an issue that threatens to worsen as the elderly population in the U.S. grows. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Our Attitude Toward the Elderly Is Getting Old

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 13, 2015 Instead of dehumanizing our senior citizens, we should be prioritizing eldercare so that not just the rich can go out in comfort and dignity. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

In California, a Raft of Measures to Improve Conditions and Oversight of Assisted Living

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2014 California lawmakers last week unveiled a dozen legislative proposals aimed at stiffening regulations governing the state’s roughly 7,700 assisted living facilities, residences that offer room and care to tens of thousands of frail or ailing people, most of them seniors. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Medicare Wants to Ban Doctors Guilty of ‘Abusive’ Prescribing, but What Exactly Does That Mean?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2014 When the agency that runs Medicare announced last week that it would take action against doctors who prescribe abusively in its massive drug program -- perhaps banning them -- it raised an interesting question. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Help the Helpers

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jan 2, 2014 This is a story of the poor versus the poor, a metaphor for income inequality in 21st century America. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Boomer Generation Facing Caregiving Gap

BLANK Aug 28, 2013 A new study finds that the ratio of caregivers to the aging boomer generation will drop precipitously over the next several decades, portending a likely shortage of qualified helpers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Compromise

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Are the Koch Brothers Messing With Your Voting Rights?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 8, 2011 As promised, Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films is zooming in on those 1 percenters who are using their powers for evil. So it's no surprise that Greenwald's outfit would follow up with a video exposé about the Koch brothers, voter suppression and you. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The GOP’s Sick Priorities

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 13, 2011 These threatened programs are not government handouts to a privileged class, like defense contractors and bailed-out bankers, who do feel eminently entitled to pig out at the federal trough.Social Security is a particularly weird whipping boy for what ails us. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Why Do They Hate Social Security?

Joe Conason / Truthdig Feb 17, 2011 Among the mysteries of modern politics in America is why so many of our leading pundits and politicians persistently seek to undermine Social Security, that enduring and successful emblem of active government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

No Time for ’Tirement’

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Jan 3, 2011 In little over a century, Americans have gone from a life expectancy of 47 to one of 78. By 2025 there will be 66 million Americans over 65. The decisions that we make individually and collectively about how to spend this gift of time will reshape the country. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

New Jersey: Ding the Poor or Tax the Rich?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2010 Cut services for poorer senior citizens and the disabled or tax the rich? That's the question that will be debated in the New Jersey Legislature on Monday as the state maneuvers to balance a budget deficit of close to $11 billion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )