Many Nebraskans know how crucial a family caregiver is to one of their family members. Now AARP research has put a dollar value on that unpaid care - $2.8 billion dollars in 2021. Nearly 180,000 Nebraskans provided family caregiving that year. .
A recent report finds nursing homes across New York are going without proper oversight. AARP New York s report finds about 80% of New York City s almost 300 nursing homes, assisted-living and adult-care facilities didn t receive a single visit from the state s Long Term Care Ombudsman Program during a three-month period in 2022. The reason for this is that the program has long been underfunded, a trend that s set to continue in Gov. .
New York s executive budget is calling for reforms to prescription drug prices. For starters, Governor Kathy Hochul is calling for public disclosure of "pay for delay" deals. This is when brand-name drugmakers pay generic manufacturers to keep cheaper generic versions off the market for a certain period of time. .