This is a huge deal that will improve a lot of people’s lives. If you haven’t dealt with this in your own life (yet) you are lucky. VP Harris’ proposal would a foundational building block in the infrastructure of care.
Kamala Harris will propose a major new initiative today: expanding Medicare to cover the cost of long-term care at home
Harris will pitch the initiative as a way to help "sandwich generation" families and propose paying for it mostly with savings from Medicare drug negotiations.
This literally took my breath away. Do you KNOW how big a deal this is? Aging-in-place, at home, is the BEST way to care for a senior with dementia. But can I tell you how much it cost to hire care for my mother at home, even shitty care in a low-cost market (Eastern Iowa)? $14,000 A MONTH.
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris announced a plan to expand healthcare benefits to cover at-home senior care in an interview on ABC's "The View" program on Tuesday, the latest policy proposal in her effort to boost the "care economy" and lower healthcare costs.
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Also, this isn't talked about enough. But with everything that's happening with Helen and now Milton, it's important to know there's a 24/7 disaster distress hotline for anyone who needs it, that's run by SAMHSA: Please share as needed.
The Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) is the first national hotline dedicated to providing year-round disaster crisis counseling. This toll-free, multilingual, crisis support service is available 24/7 ...
You have 43 days to leave comments on this proposed change and I can assure you that without a chorus of public support this won’t go anywhere. Tell your friends!
My friend works with FEMA and is in Asheville. The right-wing misinformation and left-wing doomerism is actively making things more difficult on the ground. There are *thousands* of government employees and contractors working insane hours and the efforts are fully funded
We wrote about how, amid all the horrors of Helene, a flood of misinformation is making rescue efforts even more difficult. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...
Misinformation is adding to the chaos and confusion in many storm-battered communities. Social media platforms such as X have allowed the falsehoods to spread.