A lone elderly woman carries her grocery bags up a hill and wipes her nose near downtown Aurora, Ill., Monday, April 20, 2020.

The Challenge of Caring for Our Elders

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 15, 2023

Reed Abelson, New York Times reporter, talks about the financial challenges of caring for our elders, since the United States does not have a comprehensive system to help pay for long-term care as the population ages.

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