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News
Postpone Social Security for the Sake of the Young?
Readers discuss a guest essay that said older Americans need to rethink their retirement expectations.
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World
Thursday Briefing: The Biden-Xi Meeting
Also, what to know about Israel’s raid on Gaza’s largest hospital.
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Health
Facing Financial Ruin as Costs Soar for Elder Care
Margaret Newcomb, 69, a retired French teacher, is desperately trying to protect her retirement savings by caring for her 82-year-old…
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Health
What Long-Term Care Looks Like Around the World
Most countries spend more than the United States on care, but middle class and affluent people still bear a substantial…
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Health
‘I Wish I Had Known That No One Was Going to Help Me’
Natasha Lazartes 39, therapist, Brooklyn Credit...Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times“It’s been a nightmare. They are so desperate to hire…
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News
My Father Didn’t Want to Live if He Had Dementia. But Then He Had It.
Two years ago, when my father was dying of dementia, my siblings and I faced a terrible dilemma: Whose wishes…
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News
Growing Old, for Better or Worse
Readers, including a 101-year-old woman, react to a guest essay by Roger Rosenblatt about the challenges of aging.
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Business
Kaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With Health Care Workers
The proposed settlement follows a three-day strike involving thousands of unionized workers in several states.
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Health
Kaiser Permanente Workers Near End of Strike Without a Deal
Friday was the third day of a walkout for thousands of health care employees. No new contract talks were scheduled…
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News
The Kaiser Strike Isn’t Your Typical Labor Action
In April 2020, when I would walk home after a long day treating patients in a New York City emergency…