This week, Kamala Harris proposed expanding Medicare to provide home care for families that cannot afford long-term care.
A new Medicare proposal from Vice President Kamala Harris could expand coverage for millions of people.This week, Harris proposed expanding Medicare to provide home care for families that cannot afford long-term care. The benefits would be available for those who are unable to perform daily activities like bathing and eating or if they have a cognitive impairment.Roughly 14.
'We have millions of seniors who need home health services, but currently, Medicare is quite limited in its coverage of those services...Extending coverage to more options and longer time periods during the week is desperately needed for families struggling to take care of their own lives in addition to the seniors in their families.'Under the proposal, the Medicare expansion would be funded by additional drug negotiations outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act.
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