Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced a plan to improve access to and affordability of long-term care for seniors, Americans with disabilities, and their families.
Improve access to and affordability of long-term care for seniors, Americans with disabilities, and their families.
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Gillibrand announced a plan to improve access to and affordability of long-term care for seniors, Americans with disabilities, and their families. The initiative says its policy goals are to make home care affordable and accessible, improve nursing home quality, and strengthen the long-term care workforce.
Gillibrand and Murphy reintroduced the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act, which would give up to five years of Social Security retirement credits to caregivers who spend at least 80 hours per month caring for a dependent relative.
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Gillibrand clearly advanced the long-term care agenda through an announced policy initiative and related legislation on caregiver support, but the evidence does not show enacted federal delivery of the broader promise to improve access and affordability of long-term care. That makes this a meaningful but incomplete fulfillment rather than full delivery.