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What Biden And Trump Would Mean For Older Voters

As with so many issues, there is a major gulf between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden when it comes to issues that directly affect older adults. Biden has proposed a long list of specific proposals. Trump has said remarkably little about what he’d do in a second term, and that silence extends to programs that affect seniors. [...]

By Howard Gleckman|2020-10-26T13:54:56-04:00October 26th, 2020|campaign 2020|0 Comments

Biden Makes A Big Commitment To Home-Based Medicaid Long-Term Care, But Gaps Remain

Likely Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has proposed a major new initiative to encourage state Medicaid programs to expand home and community-based care for low-income older adults and younger people with disabilities. While the proposal is ambitious, it addresses the long-term care needs of the Medicaid population in an especially complicated way. It still leaves huge gaps in Medicaid-based care [...]

By Howard Gleckman|2020-08-20T10:19:34-04:00July 21st, 2020|campaign 2020|1 Comment