As Congress debates the merits of President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan, senior care experts are laying the groundwork for why home-based care provisions should be included in it — and why even more needs to be done after. Specifically, that home-based care provision is $400 billion to fund home- and community-based services. That influx […]
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In an effort to better fund and increase access to long-term care, U.S. Rep. Thomas Suozzi (D-Ny.) on Thursday introduced the Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act. “We have a storm coming, with the number of disabled elders expected to double in the coming years,” Suozzi said in a statement. “Fewer […]
A bicameral group of U.S. lawmakers unveiled new legislation Thursday designed to pump hundreds of billions of dollars into home-based care over the next several years. The legislation — officially titled the “Better Care Better Jobs Act” — is sponsored by U.S. Sens. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Ron Wyden of Oregon, in addition to […]
Since COVID-19 vaccines became more widely available in the U.S., home health providers have been working to “get shots in the arms” of vulnerable, homebound populations. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new support for those providers on Wednesday. As part of the Biden administration’s commitment to increasing access to vaccinations, […]
Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled a $928 billion infrastructure counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s original $1.9 trillion American Jobs Plan. The counteroffer is a substantial increase compared to the GOP’s previous five-year, $568 billion proposal, but still far less comprehensive than what the White House has called for, particularly when it comes to “soft infrastructure” […]
In light of the COVID-19 emergency, adult day centers across the country were forced to temporarily shut down or operate at limited capacity. Now, adult day providers are navigating how to safely open back up again. Broadly, adult day centers give seniors access to community-based social and health services. This can include recreational activities, meals, […]
Leaders across the senior care sector have banded together and are urging Congress to back legislation that will increase access to care services. And help is long overdue, they argue. For decades, aging services have been underfunded in the U.S., according to Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of the Washington, D.C.-based LeadingAge, the association […]
The Biden administration is releasing $1.4 billion in funding from the American Rescue Plan for Older Americans Act programs. Distributed by the Administration for Community Living, a chunk of the funds will go toward home- and community-based services. President Joe Biden originally signed the American Rescue Plan, a COVID-19 relief package, into law on March […]
As part of his administration’s recently unveiled American Jobs Plan, President Joe Biden wants to set aside $400 billion to better support the nation’s home-based care system. While specifics still need to be worked out, a large chunk of that funding would be used to improve the wages of home health aides and other caregivers […]
President Joe Biden is trying to make good on one of his main campaign promises. The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled a new $2 trillion infrastructure proposal to create jobs, build roads, fix bridges and more. On top of that, the proposal — officially dubbed the American Jobs Plan — would substantially increase funding for […]
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