Democrats Seek to Advance Biden Home-Care Plan Via Medicaid Cash

Senate Democrats will release legislation as soon as Thursday to meet President Joe Biden‘s promise to expand in-home care for the elderly and disabled while boosting caregivers’ wages and unionizing opportunities, according to a draft bill obtained by Bloomberg Law.

States would implement the proposal using a major influx of federal funding through Medicaid. The bill would condition the funds on states’ ability to shift people to home-based care from nursing homes, recruit and train more home health workers, provide caregiver pay increases, and establish oversight capacity.

The bill’s goal is to deliver on Biden’s pledge—from the “human capital” ...