Biden Home Care Plan Could Fail Without at Least $250 Billion

Labor, aging, and disability advocates are fighting to get lawmakers to put at least $250 billion toward a plan to expand home and community-based care for the elderly and disabled and improve conditions for the poorly paid workers that tend to them.

The plan, which the White House wants funded at $400 billion over eight years, could fail, though, if Congress ultimately approves an amount that’s less than what states deem adequate. In that case, states could choose not to take the money and leave their Medicaid programs running as is.

“In order for states to take that on, they ...