Forbes September 15, 2021
Not since the 1960s have so many critical policy issues that affect older adults come together in Congress at one time. Over the next few months, lawmakers will decide whether to both increase and fundamentally refocus federal support for older adults and younger people with disabilities. Those reforms would assist those who need long-term services and supports and many healthy older adults receiving Medicare.
The vehicle for many of these initiatives is the $3.5 trillion domestic spending bill now being debated in Congress, which is being considered as part of Congress’s arcane budget reconciliation process. The framework for it all is President Biden’s Build Back Better plan.
Some proposals almost certainly will be scaled back. Some already are being...
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