HJBR Nov/Dec 2025

+ %5 November / December 2025 I Vol. 18, No. 6 Contents DEPARTMENTS Healthcare Briefs ................................................ 33 Hospital Rounds ................................................. 47 Ad Index .................................................................... 50 CORRESPONDENTS Medicaid .................................................................... 36 Children’s Health ................................................. 38 Nursing ....................................................................... 40 Oncology ................................................................... 42 Senior Health ......................................................... 44 FEATURES Inside the White House Autism Briefing and the Ripple Effects Now Reaching Exam Rooms Across Baton Rouge ....................... 8 Caring Together: Integrating Rights, Workforce, and Reform for Better Aging Outcomes ............................................................. 20 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 What’s Wrong with Healthcare? ......................... 26 Part 5: Me vs. We — Us vs. Them Kenny J. Cole, MD, MHCDS Value-Based Healthcare Correspondent 8 20 © USHJ 2025