Neal K. Shah is the CEO of CareYaya, a social enterprise advancing health equity for the aging population.
Vice President Kamala Harris ' recently announced ' Medicare at Home' plan represents a crucial acknowledgment of America's caregiving crisis. However, it's a band-aid on a gaping wound—a wound that exposes the deep-seated inequities and systemic failures in our approach to elder care and support for family caregivers. I believe with some thoughtful adjustments, the proposal can lead to a more equitable elder care system in America.
A Universal Caregiver Benefit: Instead of means-tested programs, we need a universal benefit that recognizes caregiving as valuable work, regardless of who performs it. This would include payment to family members, friends, and community members, not just professional Medicare-designated aides. Such an approach would bring this existing 'gray market' of family and informal caregivers into a more regulated and supported economy.2.
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