His task force would not, for example, end Medicaid’s bias that drives people to receive long-term care in nursing homes. The federal government does allow states to offer long-term care in other settings, such as people’s homes. It seems especially appropriate now, after more than 50,000 long-term care residents and staff have been killed by covid-19. For all of its caution, Biden’s long-term care agenda is much more ambitious that President Trump’s. It would be an ideal time for him to reform a failed long-term care system that has been so ravaged by the pandemic.

Source: Forbes July 17, 2020 14:37 UTC