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Kat McGowan

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Journalist reporting on caregiving. Recent bylines NPR, Boston Globe, Wired. Not really here. Mostly at bsky.app/profile/mcgowa…
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Kat McGowan @mcgowankat
I spoke with Dawn Shedrick for a story for NPR about caregiving and loneliness. Tomorrow we'll be on NPR Weekend Edition talking caregiving with host Ayesha Rascoe. Our conversation is scheduled to air at 9.41 ET (times different in different time zones). npr.org/sections/shots…
www.npr.org Caregiving can be a tough, lonely mission. One daughter found ways to reconnect Some 106 million people provide unpaid care for an adult in the U.S. Many feel invisible and profoundly lonely. But some are creating new ways to support each other.
Kat McGowan @mcgowankat
Added context on what Kamala Harris said on The View about covering caregiving through Medicare: This is *not* just a sandwich generation issue. They have it hard, but far more--70 percent of the unpaid family caregivers for adults--are not in that situation.
Kat McGowan @mcgowankat
Wow. Expanding Medicare to cover in-home care would be huge--and very expensive. Whether or not it actually happens, it's wonderful to hear a pol at her level talk about caregiving in terms of dignity, independence and pride.
The View Verified account @TheView Oct 8, 2024
Vice Pres. Kamala Harris explains her proposal for Medicare to cover in-home health care for seniors: "It's about independence for that individual."
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Notable that Pelosi is not just mentioning caregiving in passing, but talking about it for the whole three minutes.
Nancy Pelosi Verified account @TeamPelosi Aug 16, 2024
Working For The People, @KamalaHarris and @Tim_Walz have each long championed investments in caregiving — and when we win in November, Democrats will deliver better pay, benefits, respect and dignity to caregivers. -NP

#CareGiversForHarris
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