Podcast appearances and mentions of paula span

Journalist Paula Span, who writes The New Old Age column for the New York Times, shares what she's learned about how to age well.Guest:Paula Span, reporter and The New Old Age columnist for the New York TimesLearn more and read a full transcript on our website.Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news.Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Saturday marks the 14th anniversary of the still somewhat embattled Affordable Care Act. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra joins host Julie Rovner to discuss the accomplishments of the health law — and the challenges it still faces. Also this week, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Mary Agnes Carey of KFF Health News join Rovner to discuss what should be the final funding bill for HHS for fiscal 2024, next week's Supreme Court oral arguments in a case challenging abortion medication, and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.Julie Rovner: The Washington Post's “Arizona Lawmaker Tells Her Abortion Story to Show ‘Reality' of Restrictions,” by Praveena Somasundaram. (Full speech here.)Alice Miranda Ollstein: CNN's “Why Your Doctor's Office Is Spamming You With Appointment Reminders,” by Nathaniel Meyersohn.Tami Luhby: KFF Health News' “Georgia's Medicaid Work Requirement Costing Taxpayers Millions Despite Low Enrollment,” by Andy Miller and Renuka Rayasam.Mary Agnes Carey: The New York Times' “When Medicaid Comes After the Family Home,” by Paula Span, and The AP's “State Medicaid Offices Target Dead People's Homes to Recoup Their Health Care Costs,” by Amanda Seitz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Span is also the author of a new audiobook titled "The Bubbe Diaries," as well as a 2009 nonfiction book, "When the Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions."

Episode 36: Paula Span is a former Washington Post reporter and teaches at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalists. Her work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Enquirer, New York Magazine, Washingtonian, Glamour, Esquire, USA Today, and many more. She's the author of the new Audible book, The Bubbe Diaries, as well as When The Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions. Links:Check out The Bubbe Diaries on Audible Reading List:When The Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions by Paula Span What's Next?What are your views, comments or questions on how grandparenting is changing?  Share them with us at info@seniorityauthority.org! Stay Connected:Cathleen ToomeyLinkedIn:Cathleen ToomeyWebsite:Seniority AuthorityFacebook:Seniority AuthorityInstagram:seniorityauthoritySubscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.

Today, Debbie speaks with Paula Span, a veteran journalist and the author since 2009 of the New York Times' column, The New Old Age. The column explores, as the Times' puts it, “the unprecedented challenges posed by a rapidly aging population.” That's a pretty broad topic so Paula covers everything from the cost of growing older, to social security for same sex couples, to stubborn aging parents, to the evolving status of medical aid in dying (MAID), formerly known as death with dignity. In 2017, after becoming a grandmother, she added a second Times column, Generation Grandparent. She's adapted those essays for her audiobook “The Bubbe Diaries,” released by Audible in 2021.She's also a revered professor of journalism, having taught at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism for over two decades. She is the author of “When the Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions,” published by Hachette.She and Debbie talk about how she explores the topic of pernicious ageism for the Times - not with personal opinion - but with research and data and expert interviews. Each of her columns get a huge response with readers leaving as many as 500 comments.  They talk about her approach to writing as a freelance journalist (always say YES, she tells Debbie, no matter what the assignment is). And they talk about her artful approach to grandparenting. She lives in Montclair, N.J., and travels to Brooklyn once a week to care for her granddaughter.This is an intriguing behind-the-scenes peak at writing for the Times from a veteran journalist. Mentioned in this episode or useful:Paula Span - WebsiteThe New Old Age, Paula's column for The New York TimesGeneration Grandparent, Paula's occasional column for The New York TimesThe Bubbe Diaries by Paula Span (Audible, 2021)When the Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions by Paula Span (Hachette, 2009)Paula Span at Columbia Journalism SchoolTallying the Cost of Growing Older by Paula Span (The New York Times, October 3, 2021)For Terminal Patients, the Barrier to Aid in Dying Could be a State Line (The New York Times, Nov. 13, 2021)Sally TannenBreaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live by Becca Levy PhD (William Morrow, 2022)Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting by Anna Quindlen (Random House Trade Paperbacks; Reprint edition 2020)Jane E. Brody - The New York TimesThanks, Jane Brody, for Nudging Us to Be Better by Tara Parker-Pope (The New York Times, February 24, 2022)Richard Eisenberg Note from DebbieIf you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than two minutes and it really makes a difference. It makes me feel loved and it also attracts new listeners.Subscribe to my newsletter and get my free writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Connect with me:Website: debbieweil.comTwitter: @debbieweilInstagram: @debbieweilFacebook: @debbieweilLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweilBlog: Gap Year After SixtyEmail: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com- Debbie We are looking for a sponsor or a podcast networkIf you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife, and older, listeners, contact Debbie Weil. Media PartnersNext For MeEncore.orgMEA Support this podcast:Leave a review on Apple Podcasts: it will help us find a sponsor! If you are interested, contact Debbie WeilSubscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or Spotify Credits:Host: Debbie WeilProducer: Far Out MediaPodcast websiteMusic: Lakeside Path by Duck Lake

Span is also the author of a new audiobook titled "The Bubbe Diaries," as well as a 2009 nonfiction book, "When the Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions."

From childcare provider to loving companion, being a grandparent means taking on many meaningful roles. If you're a grandparent, the roles you play can make a huge difference in your grandchildren's lives.   Today I'm joined by veteran journalist Paula Span, who writes the New Old Age and Generation Grandparent columns for the New York Times. Her latest work, The Bubbe Diaries, explores modern-day grandparenting through the latest research on child development — and her own experience of helping raise her young granddaughter.   After years of being a parent, the transition to grandparenthood can bring challenges and joy as you adjust to new expectations. That's why I'm thrilled Paula is here to discuss the ever-changing and special role of grandparents within a family.    In this episode, we covered:   The value of being a grandparent for finding new meaning and purpose How to realistically manage your expectations as a grandparent  Why Paula views grandparenting as a way to help her daughter out What relationship men need to take action on before grandparenting The ways we can become allies to our children in this new role Physical health benefits (and challenges) of raising grandchildren

You don’t have to be a grandparent to enjoy this brief but compelling compendium of wisdom on grandparenting. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss this fun listen from Paula Span, a professor of journalism and author who narrates her lively guide to grandparenting with warmth. She explores issues to help ease the transition into grandparenthood—the dilemma of what to be called as a grandparent, her battle to not be too overbearing, and new research into child safety. This delightful listen has all the hallmarks of an intimate conversation over a friend’s kitchen table. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Audible, Inc. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business. Visit penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/audiofile now to start listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily sits down with New York Times columnist Paula Span, who has taken her reporting on aging and grandparenting and mixed it with her own experiences as a new grandmother (or Bubbe, as it is in Yiddish). The result is a fun new audiobook that shares what she's learned from a bunch of smart people, including her granddaughter. Paula's audiobook The Bubbe Diaries is available on Audible. Her columns for the New York Times are called "Generation Grandparent."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ending prejudice against our future selves. Today we're talking about Ageism. SOURCES:"Everyday Ageism and Health" (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, Ober Allen J, Solway E, Kirch M, Singer D, Kullgren J, Malani P. 07.2020), "Discrimination and negative attitudes about ageing are bad for your health" (WHO, 09.16.2016), "Fighting ageism" (American Psychological Association, Melissa Dittmann, 05.2003), "Ageing: Ageism" (WHO, 11.02.2020), "Ageism: A ‘Prevalent and Insidious' Health Threat" (New York Times, Paula Span, 04.26.2019), "The Complex Nature of Ageism: What Is It? Who Does It? Who Perceives It?" (Oxford Academic / The Gerontologist, Elias S. Cohen, Volume 41, Issue 5, 10.01.2001), Wikipedia, "How the Frances McDormand drama 'Nomadland' defies Hollywood ageism" (ABC News, Daniel Arkin, 02.21.2021), "Baby boomers face financial distress and age discrimination" (Market Watch, Howard Gold, 02.20.2021). MUSIC: "Don't Change" (INXS), "Somebody's Gonna Love You" (THE WLDLFE). © Charlie Quirk, Britton Rice

Paula Span is a reporter, journalist and educator. She writes the New York Times “The New Old Age” column and trains the next generation of journalists at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Paula's book, “When the Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions” offers a window into the lives of some of the 45 million Americans caring for a family member. She was a staff writer at the Washington Post for sixteen years and has been a freelance writer for many popular magazines over the past forty-five years. Our conversation with Paula was the last in-person recording of 2020. We met in her office at Columbia in the days before COVID started shutting the world down. Since then I've listened to the tape countless times because Paula is an incredible storyteller. She has a direct, clear communication style that makes complex ideas sound simple. I wish she'd run for office. If you're interested in contacting Paula about speaking, here's the place to start. To learn more about her book, try PaulaSpan.com. This episode was produced by Pat Cupples. Not only did he do the reporting and editing, he also provided original music. Additional music is from the band Hotels & Highways. The fact that you're listening means you see the opportunity to redesign the intersection of eldercare, senior housing, estate planning, and deathcare. And, if you're listening it means you're alive. I hope you enjoy it. Join us on January 28th: "How to Host a Virtual Funeral" (Free on Zoom)

Paula Span is a reporter, journalist and educator. She writes the New York Times “The New Old Age” column and trains the next generation of journalists at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Paula’s book, “When the Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions” offers a window into the lives of some of the 45 million Americans caring for a family member. She was a staff writer at the Washington Post for sixteen years and has been a freelance writer for many popular magazines over the past forty-five years. Our conversation with Paula was the last in-person recording of 2020. We met in her office at Columbia in the days before COVID started shutting the world down. Since then I’ve listened to the tape countless times because Paula is an incredible storyteller. She has a direct, clear communication style that makes complex ideas sound simple. I wish she'd run for office. If you’re interested in contacting Paula about speaking, here’s the place to start. To learn more about her book, try PaulaSpan.com. This episode was produced by Pat Cupples. Not only did he do the reporting and editing, he also provided original music. Additional music is from the band Hotels & Highways. The fact that you're listening means you see the opportunity to redesign the intersection of eldercare, senior housing, estate planning, and deathcare. And, if you're listening it means you're alive. I hope you enjoy it. Join us on January 28th: "How to Host a Virtual Funeral" (Free on Zoom)

In Season 2 of Generations Bylines, host Peter Kaldes talks with journalists who cover aging about the aging beat, ageism, and life in general. Episode 1 features Paula Span, who writes the New York Times New Old Age column and teaches journalism at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Covid-19 has added a new and unprecedented layer of complexity to caregiving.John Stagliano shares what it was like to take care of his 82-year old parents, both of whom contracted Covid-19 in March 2020. We then hear from New York Times correspondent Paula Span and Grace Whiting from The National Alliance for Caregiving who talk about the impact of the pandemic on America's 53 million caregivers. 

This week, the podcast takes a look at what to do with a 401(k) account left behind with a former employer - should you leave it there, or roll it over to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA)? I wrote about this topic last weekend for The New York Times - the context being the stunning job losses the country is experiencing now due to the coronavirus crisis.People stuck in this situation will be looking for emergency lifelines to meet living expenses. And retirement accounts will be a tempting option, as the emergency CARES Act passed in March provides flexible hardship withdrawal options for 401(k) and individual retirement accounts.  For jobless workers who don’t need to tap retirement accounts right now, the choice is to leave the money where it is, or roll it over to an IRA. This is an important decision whenever you leave a job.Joining me on the podcast this week to talk about IRA rollovers is Scott Puritz. Scott is the managing director of Rebalance, an investment firm that helps clients manage retirement assets. Rebalance argues that rollovers usually are the best move - and especially so when you’re shifting out of a high cost 401k plans into an IRA invested in very low cost passive mutual funds. Listen to the podcast by clicking the player icon at the top of the page. The podcast also can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher.Not a subscriber yet? Take advantage of a special offerSign up now for the free or subscriber edition of the newsletter, and I’ll email a copy of my latest retirement guide to you. This one looks at dealing with the Social Security Administration during the COVID19 crisis. Customer service at the Social Security Administration has changed during the coronavirus crisis - the agency closed its network of more than 1,200 field offices to the public in March. Just a reminder- subscribers, have access to the entire series of guides at any time. Click on the little green button to subscribe, or go here to learn more.House Democrats propose multi-employer pension rescue House Democrats will take another run at rescuing multi-employer pension plans in the next round of coronavirus relief. Roughly 10.6 million workers and retirees are relying on pensions from multi-employer plans, which are created under collective bargaining agreements and jointly funded by groups of employers in industries like construction, trucking, mining, and food retailing. There are about 1,400 multiemployer pension plans today.Before the virus crisis, multiemployer plans covering 1.3 million workers and retirees were considered badly underfunded. Lawmakers have considered a variety of fixes, but had not reached agreement.The $3 trillion House coronavirus relief bill, coming up for a vote by the end of this week, would require the federal government to set up a fund to rescue financially troubled multiemployer plans. Stay tuned.Elsewhere, public pension plans had the worst first quarter on record due to the stock market’s volatility.How Medicare’s new telehealth reimbursement is workingFor years, advocates and researchers have urged greater use of telemedicine — delivered by video or phone, through online patient portals or remote monitoring devices — particularly for older adults. But Medicare has been slow to adapt, keeping tight barriers in place that prevented reimbursement to healthcare providers in most cases. The barriers have come down during the coronavirus pandemic - Medicare is now providing full reimbursement for video and phone visits. Paula Span reports on how that is going in The New Old Age:Still, by mid-April more than 20 percent of people over 70 had experienced a telehealth appointment since the start of the pandemic, a nationwide survey by NORC at the University of Chicago found. Almost half said they found the experience equivalent to an in-person visit; about 40 percent said it was worse.In interviews, patients told me of similarly mixed reactions.Learn more in Paula’s column for The New York Times.Born in 1960? Your Social Security benefit could be lowerAn odd coronavirus-related technical problem threatens a sizeable cut in Social Security benefits for people born in 1960. The issue stems from the way Social Security calculates a worker’s career earnings - a calculation that is critical to determining benefit levels. If the problem isn’t addressed - and I think it will be - these workers could see a permanent reduction in Social Security retirement benefits of around 13.8 percent, according to a research paper by Andrew Biggs, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a former deputy commissioner of the Social Security Administration during the George W. Bush administration.The issue here is falling national average wages this year due to the coronavirus recession. Before averaging past earnings, Social Security indexes your earnings to the growth of national average wages up to the year in which you turn 60. Nominal earnings in any past year are multiplied by the ratio of the national average wage in the year the worker turns 60 to the national average wage in the year the earnings took place. Right now, that is the 1960 birth cohort.A decline in national average wages in that year reduces Social Security’s indexed measure of all your past earnings - and that leads to the lower Social Security benefit.Biggs suggests fixing the problem by shifting the entire Social Security system from wage indexing to a formula that calculates benefits as a percentage of inflation-adjusted career-average earnings. Biggs and other conservative policy folks have been arguing for that change for quite a while. But the goal of any pension plan - including Social Security - is wage replacement. And generally, wage indexing produces stable replacement rates over time. Consumer price indexing would lead to declining replacement rates, e.g. benefit cuts.Instead, Congress should simply add a hold harmless provision to the wage indexing provision. We already do that with the annual cost-of-living adjustment (something I’ll have more to say about soon, because the 2021 COLA is shaping up to be one of those weird years). A hold-harmless clause for wage indexing would protect workers against the occasional black swan event, like the one we are experiencing now. Learn more about this issue in Andrew’s paper, or an op-ed he penned on the topic this week for The Wall Street Journal.Recommended reading this weekMcDonald’s workers in Denmark pity us . . . The housing market faces its next crisis . . . How to earn a great risk-free return by paying down debt . . . Fearing covid-19, older people alter their living wills . . .Will COVID-19 make the decline narrative of aging worse . . . How I’m finding purpose in a pandemic. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at retirementrevised.substack.com/subscribe

What happens in Long Term Acute Care Hospitals, or LTACs (pronounced L-tacs)? I've never been in one. I've sent patients to them - usually patients with long ICU stays, chronically critically ill, with a gastric feeding tube and a trach for ventilator support. For those patients, the goals (usually as articulated by the family) are based on a hope for recovery of function and a return home. And yet we learn some surprising things from Anil Makam, Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCSF. In his JAGS study of about 14,000 patients admitted to LTACs, the average patient spent two thirds of his or her remaining life in an institutional settings (including hospitals, LTACs and skilled nursing facilities). One third died in an LTAC, never returning home. So you would think with this population of older people with serious illness and a shorter prognosis than many cancers, we would have robust geriatrics and palliative care in LTACs? Right? Wrong. 3% were seen by a geriatrician during their LTAC stay, and 1% by a palliative care clinician. Ouch. Plenty of room for more research and improvement. Read or listen for more! See also this nice write up by Paula Span in the New York Times, and this prior study on geographic variation in LTAC also by Anil. Please also note that our 100th podcast approaches! Please call 929-GERI-PAL to let us know what is working and what can be better about GeriPal. You might make it on the air! by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD

Show NotesThe Shoe Doctor https://shoedoctorva.comReviewishReviewish Song Recorded and Performed by Michael Bond, Words by Reid S. Monaghan. Check out Michael Bond at https://www.mikebondmusic.comCan Science Answer Everything? By John C. Lennox https://www.thegoodbook.com/can-science-explain-everythingMain Topic Ageism: A ‘Prevalent and Insidious' Health Threat by Paula Span https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/health/ageism-elderly-health.html Scripture ReferencedLeviticus 19:32; Proverbs 16:31; Proverbs 20:29; 1 Peter 5:5;Psalm 49:12, 13; Proverbs 10:14, 12:15, 13:20.

People live longer today than ever before; in fact, Americans over the age of 85 represent one of the fasting growing age groups in the country. This program features three researchers whose findings challenge the accepted views on growing older. Join us as John Leland, Amy Nathan and Paula Span share their findings and provide information on a topic that faces all of us. Speakers: John Leland, Author, “Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old” Amy Nathan, Author, "Making Time for Making Music" Paula Span, Columnist, The New York Times, “The New Old Age" and “Generation Grandparent” Sponsoring Association Committee: Senior Lawyers Committee, Barry M. Bloom, Chair Cosponsoring Committee: Legal Problems of the Aging Committee, Britt Burner, Chair

Ashish Jha has spent years sounding the alarm about the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program — an Obamacare policy intended to encourage hospitals to provide better care. But Jha argues the program instead put patients at risk, and new data suggests he might be right. Jha, the director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, joins POLITICO's Dan Diamond to discuss the readmissions policy and the latest data. Jha also reflects on the Trump administration’s approach to global health and how his perspective has evolved over the past two years. MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Jha’s February 2017 appearance on POLITICO “Pulse Check,” where he discussed his career and global health priorities. A JAMA study in December found a link between the readmissions policy and rising mortality. Harvard researchers this month also concluded that Medicare has overstated the benefits of its readmissions policy. Yale’s Harlan Krumholz helped develop the policy and has extensively defended it, including in this 2017 comment in JAMA. Writing in the New York Times, Paula Span reviewed the latest arguments and data. HHS Secretary Alex Azar has a unique perspective: Even as he oversees a policy to cut readmissions, Azar was readmitted to the hospital last year while suffering an intestinal infection.

Veteran journalist Paula Span has had personal experience with many of the issues explored in her twice-monthly column for The New York Times, “The New Old Age”—the only dedicated real estate at the Times that talks about aging issues and caregiving. On the show, Paula shares some of those experiences and tells us about the evolution of the column and the story behind some of her pieces, including one on the growing use of medical marijuana among seniors and another on a program for medical students that involves interacting with older adults. She also weighs in on ageism, the realities of aging in place, reader reactions to some of her more popular pieces and how the landscape of care has changed. About to turn seventy years old, Paula is strategizing for her own future care needs but has no plans to retire; besides her “New Old Age” column, she writes the “Generation Grandparent” column for the Times and she teaches at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Tune in for a wide-ranging conversation chock full of useful information. New York Times articles by Paula Span mentioned in the show: “Every Older Patient Has A Story: Medical Students Need to Hear It” (10/12/18) “Older Americans Are Flocking to Medical Marijuana” (12/7/18) “A Retirement Community Turned Away These Married Women” (8/17/18) “A Quiet Drug Problem Among the Elderly” (3/16/18 – one in a series) Follow Paula on Twitter: @paula_span Support THE AGEWYZ PODCAST! Become a Supporter here: Agewyz Subscribe on iTunes Got a story to share? Email us any time at jana@agewyz.com

This week's GeriPal Podcast features NY Times journalist Paula Span about what we can do as educators, as researchers, and as clinicians, to collaborate with the media. During Paula's extensive career as a reporter, she has written for the Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, New York Magazine, Esquire, Parenting, Glamour, Ms and several city magazines. Paula currently writes at The New York Times for The New Old Age, and trains the next generation of journalists at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

On this week’s Hanson McClain’s Money Matters: Scott and Pat talk about what you can do if you have a large sum of cash to invest. They then talk about why rental properties may make sense for some portfolios. Next, they help callers with their financial questions. Lastly, Pat and Scott talk to Paula Span, a veteran journalist who has written the New Old Age, a column on aging and caregiving for the New York Times, since 2009. If you have a question for Scott or Pat, you can call 1-888-2-HANSON (1-888-242-6766), or you can submit a question at questions@moneymatters.com at any time to be featured on a future show. Scott Hanson and Pat McClain have been hosting Hanson McClain’s Money Matters radio show for over 20 years, and have answered questions from thousands of callers on a variety of financial topics. 

Interview with Paula Span, author and veteran journalist who will be discussing her latest book, When the Time Comes. This uplifting and information packed session will cover various options for boomers caring for elderly parents. Don't miss this important interview.