HJNO Jan/Feb 2026

+ 12 Contents January / February 2026 I Vol. 15, No. 1 DEPARTMENTS Healthcare Briefs ................................................................................. 35 Ad Index ..................................................................................................... 58 CORRESPONDENTS Nursing ...................................................................................................... 42 Medicaid .................................................................................................. 46 Children’s Health ................................................................................ 50 Senior Health ........................................................................................ 52 Oncology .................................................................................................. 54 Medical Society .................................................................................... 56 FEATURES One on One ....................................................................... 8 Jennifer Avegno, MD Director, New Orleans Health Department What’s Wrong with Healthcare? Part 6: It’s the Economics, Stupid . .................... 16 Kenny J. Cole, MD, MHCDS Value-Based Healthcare Correspondent Caring Together: Integrating Rights, Workforce, and Reform for Better Aging Outcomes .......................................... 22 Part 2: CNAs at the Core — Building a Circle of Care for the Future of Aging Beverly Gianna, MA, MAG Gerontologist | Long-Term Care Ombudsman SPECIAL REPORT Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades for Louisiana Hospitals ............................................. 29 The Leapfrog Group 8 22 © USHJ 2025