#KamalaHarris announced a plan today to expand Medicare's home health care coverage for older Americans in an effort to support the "sandwich generation" caring for both kids and aging parents.
Savings from negotiating drug prices will help fund it.
Here's a quick Q&A with 2 scholars of long-term care, to assess what’s known so far about the plan:
https://theconversation.com/harris-proposes-that-medicare-cover-more-in-home-health-care-filling-a-large-gap-for-older-americans-and-their-caregivers-240865
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Harris proposes that Medicare cover more in-home health care, filling a large gap for older Americans and their caregivers
Her proposal is aimed at easing the burden for family caregivers. She says that negotiating lower drug prices for Medicare could cover the cost of this expansion of benefits for older Americans.The Conversation
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in reply to mickymorse • • •@mickymorse The GOP voted to fund programs that help old folks.
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in reply to The Conversation U.S. • • •My grandmother stayed in her accustomed home almost to the end of her life. Familiar surroundings helped her stay oriented and happy even after her memory started to decline.
But she needed at least an hour of personal care a day. If Medicare had covered that, it would have been a big help.