Democrats are scaling back President Biden's massive plan to expand health and safety net programs to fit an approximately $2 trillion budget. As negotiations continue, here's a look at where things stand.
— Medicare would be expanded to include dental, vision and hearing aids. It’s unclear when or how long each would be included as part of the benefit package Medicare covers. But each is expected to survive. Lawmakers are discussing the possibility of providing vouchers to seniors for dental care until the full benefit is enacted. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.
— Expanding Medicaid in about a dozen states and providing subsidies that reduce premiums for “Obamacare” plans are also still part of the plan. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the health insurance components in the bill would reduce the number of uninsured by about 3.9 million people over the next decade. Big boosts in Medicaid and Affordable Care Act plans would be partly offset by a 2.8 million decrease in employment-based coverage.
— The U.S. would join a long list of nations with a paid family leave program allowing workers to take time off for childbirth, to care for a new child or to deal with a serious health issue of a family member. But it’s looking like the 12 weeks of paid time off that Biden had proposed will be pared back to as few as four.— Universal prekindergarten for all 3- and 4-year-olds and child-care subsidies for poorer and middle-income Americans are still in.
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