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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/08/kamala-harris-howard-stern-colbert-view/

Probably a long shot, but would be so helpful for many. [/quote]

Look, I'm voting for Harris, but I'm getting really tired of the pandering by both candidates.

Medicare ALREADY COVERS in-home care. There are criteria to meet, but it already covers it.

Or is this about nursing homes? Medicare already covers medical services in nursing homes. And Medicaid covers the nursing homes themselves. If the supposition is that you shouldn't have to spend down everything to qualify for Medicaid, that would no doubt be popular, but I'd have a huge problem with it from a policy perspective.

But, to repeat: Medicare already covers in-home care. So, what's the proposed change?[/quote]

There are many adult children, often single daughters, who end up leaving their jobs and moving in with their parents to care for them as the family cannot afford out of pocket care. Then the parent may hit a level where they can only be care for in a nursing facility. Then that adult child is out of a home as they need to sell it to qualify for Medicaid. The adult child is often in their 50s or 60s without a home or the commensurate savings/retirement for someone that age. And employers are not taking them back. This could help keep parents in their home and adult children in the work force, rather than impoverished and without shelter.[/quote]

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