About 83% of nursing home residents are age 65 or above. Nearly 39% are 85 or above. It varies with the type of care (nursing home versus assisted living), but for every seven women, there are only three men who require assisted living. That is partly because women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, because they tend to live longer. Also, wives care for their husbands, who often precede them in death. It is not always that way, however. Sometimes both partners are living, but age at different rates.
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WSJ: Is Daylight Savings Time Worth It? Not Really
The original purpose of daylight savings time was to reduce energy consumption by preserving daylight. That is, the sun would set an hour later in the day. What theoretically may have saved energy one hundred or more years ago may not make much difference today. I vote for year-round daylight savings time.
NYT: Republicans Generally Support Medicaid if Enrollees Work for It
Georgia is the first state to adopt work requirements for Medicaid enrollment among adults. Critics say it is off to a rocky start, while proponents say it’s working as designed. Very few people are going to the trouble of providing proof they are working or trying to find work. Policy analysts on the Left dismissed the idea draconian, difficult to enforce and a barrier to care for those who need it. Proponents argue anyone asking for public support should show some evidence they are trying to support themselves.
Public Health Was Never About Medicine
Public health has a long history of success. Sanitation is chief among them. Yes, sanitation reduced disease.
Read more at: Where did U.S. public health go wrong? The article was originally published in Undark.