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According to a Boston-based health policy organization, Americans are becoming more confused about their health insurance coverage.

And that confusion is leading to an increase in personal debt as consumers try to pay off unexpected medical bills.

NHPR's Dianne Finch reports.

Across the country legislators are considering bills that call on health departments to vaccinate young women against a virus that causes cervical cancer.

New Hampshire was one of the first states to offer the vaccine free to girls aged 11 to 18 as part of its universal vaccination program.

More than a dozen states are looking at requiring the injections before girls enter sixth grade.

But the Dartmouth Medical Center researcher who led the clinical trials for the vaccine warns that it may be risky for young girls.

NHPR’s Dianne Finch reports.

An aging New Hampshire along with constant medical breakthroughs equals a state that has more people living longer with chronic conditions. But is New Hampshire prepared to care for an aging population? Will we have enough nursing homes and assisted care facilities? Will we have enough resources to provide for those who want to live and be cared for in the comforts of their own home? Will we have enough doctors knowledgeable in geriatric medicine who will be able to care for the health related problems of this aging generation? If so, how will we pay for it? We'll look at how the state is preparing for the caring of our state's aging population.


Guests

• Susan Young, Executive Director of the Home Care Association of New Hampshire
• John Poirier, president of the New Hampshire Health Care Association
• Dr. Stephen J Bartels, MD, MS - Professor of Psychiatry and of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Past President of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, and Founding Chair of the Geriatric Mental Health Foundation