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What A Medicare Home Care Benefit Could Look Like

A group of influential policy experts has designed a universal home care benefit for people with physical and cognitive limitations. In a major change from the existing system in the US, where government-funded long-term care is primarily a Medicaid benefit, they’d shift much home care to Medicare. Their plan would be available to anyone who has a significant need for [...]

By |2026-04-28T15:42:40-04:00April 28th, 2026|long term care reform|0 Comments

Pols Fear Social Security Reform, But Experts Have Solutions

Even as most policymakers continue to ignore the looming insolvency of Social Security—and the 23% reduction in benefits it will produce in seven years—policy experts across the political spectrum increasingly are leaning into the challenge, often in creative new ways. While they have developed broadly different solutions, they share similar goals: To restore long-term solvency of the program while improving [...]

By |2025-10-30T14:19:34-04:00October 30th, 2025|Social Security|0 Comments