Vice President Kamala Harris announced a new proposal on Tuesday that would require Medicare to cover the costs of long-term care at home.
"It's been a long time – decades – since a presidential candidate put forward a Medicare proposal to help middle income families cope with the crushing cost of home care," said Tricia Neuman, senior vice president and executive director for Program on Medicare Policy at KFF.
"It's just almost impossible to do it all, especially if work," Harris said on ABC's "The View," where she first laid out her plan. "We're finding so many are them having to leave their jobs, which means losing a source of income, not to mention the emotional stress." Medicare currently doesn't typically cover long-term care services at home. Medicaid is the primary source of public support for such care, but families have to demonstrate a very low income to qualify. Coverage and eligibility also vary widely by state.
"We're going to save Medicare the money because we're not going to be paying these high prices," Harris said.
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