HJNO Mar/Apr 2026

+ 12 Contents March / April 2026 I Vol. 15, No. 2 DEPARTMENTS Healthcare Briefs ................................................................................. 33 Hospital Rounds ................................................................................... 47 Ad Index .................................................................................................... 50 CORRESPONDENTS Medicaid .................................................................................................. 36 Children’s Health ................................................................................ 38 Senior Health ........................................................................................ 40 Oncology .................................................................................................. 42 Medical Society .................................................................................... 44 FEATURES One on One ....................................................................... 8 Tim Temple Commissioner of Insurance, State of Louisiana Holding It Together: Caregiver Grief and the Cost of Staying Functional .................. 12 A Silent and Heroic Journey Rev. Ted Wiard, EdD, LPCC, CGC Southwestern College and Golden Willow Retreat What’s Wrong with Healthcare? Part 7: Where Do We Go From Here? ............ 20 Kenny J. Cole, MD, MHCDS Value-Based Healthcare Correspondent Caring Together: Integrating Rights, Workforce, and Reform for Better Aging Outcomes ........................................... 27 Part 3: From Rights to Reality — Law, Advocacy, and the Aging Experience Beverly Gianna, MA, MAG Gerontologist | Long-Term Care Ombudsman Dominic Gianna, MS, JD Trial Attorney, Educator, Advocate 8 12 © USHJ 2025