Decision-Making

The headlines are jarring, heralding a crisis that already exists for all too many of us. Aging solo, whether you’re single, a widow or widower, divorced, without children or close relatives, or estranged from loved ones, is a tough row to hoe, especially as costs are rising, affordable and appropriate…

Virtually anyone who’s had interaction these days with the health care system finds plenty to complain about. Whether it’s affordability, insurance, access to care, or even the old-fashioned and often missing human interaction of the doctor-patient relationship, nothing feels easy or adequate anymore. It’s enough to throw up your hands…

Navigating today’s health care system can be a nightmare, especially if you or a loved one is sick and uncertain as to how to proceed: How to get an appointment with an appropriate specialist? How to get a quick and accurate diagnosis? How to determine the best treatment options? How…

Early in September, we reported on the chaos surrounding recommendations and accessibility for this fall’s updated COVID-19 booster. That chaos has continued, with both new recommendations from a CDC vaccine advisory committee and ongoing confusion as to what’s currently being recommended by the Federal government. All the while, COVID continues…

As you may recall from previous years, April 16th has been declared National Healthcare Decisions Day. For those unfamiliar, this day is set aside to encourage us all to think about and document our wishes about medical treatments we would- or would not- want during a serious illness or at…

Information, be it truthful or false, is coming at us fast and furious these days. Whether coming from the political arena, social media sources or just information passed on from a friend, it’s becoming harder and harder to verify the accuracy of what you’re hearing and reading. It’s one thing…