@ParrottCBPP Yes to all of this. And if we’re serious about lowering costs without hurting people, there’s a proven way: pay family caregivers. Paying family caregivers saves Medicaid $60K/year per person on nursing homes and ED visits—$1B saved for every 16.7K caregivers supported.
@SenatorBennet 💯 If the goal is better health, this is the wrong way to get there. Instead of laying off public health workers, let's pay family caregivers. Every family caregiver formally enlisted saves Medicaid over $60k/yr on nursing homes and ED visits—$1B saved for every 16.7K supported
@RachelBitecofer These cuts aren't just cruel, they're short-sighted. There are better ways to save: paying family caregivers saves Medicaid $60K/year per person on nursing homes and ED visits—$1B for every 16.7K caregivers supported. Protect services *and* save money.
@catgyoung 💯 What if instead of gutting our public health infrastructure, we invested in the caregivers who quietly sustain it? Paying family caregivers saves Medicaid $60K/year per person on nursing homes and ED visits—$1B saved for every 16.7K caregivers supported.
@kareniristucker What if instead of cutting vital support for older adults, we backed the people already caring for them? Paying family caregivers saves Medicaid $60k/year per person on nursing homes and ED visits—$1B saved for every 16.7K caregivers supported.
@JudyChuCampaign Totally agree—there's a better way to save $1B. Support and pay family caregivers instead. For every family caregiver formally enlisted in caring for their disabled loved one, Medicaid saves over $60k per year on nursing homes and ED visits.
@AHCJ Really appreciate this piece. Caregivers—especially in low-income families—are already stepping in to fill so many gaps. States can’t afford to leave them out of the conversation.
@grownupdan@KamalaHarris Medicare currently covers short-term, medically necessary home care but does not cover long-term care services which is what Harris is proposing. More at https://t.co/VzwWxFAtZW.
@tbrewer06@KamalaHarris Medicare currently covers short-term, medically necessary home care but does not cover long-term care services which is what Harris is proposing. More at https://t.co/VzwWxFAtZW.
@SundaeFlorida@KamalaHarris We just wrote about what it might look like to include & compensate family caregivers under this new Medicare at Home proposal: https://t.co/yOe1imkgjp
@PsyD_Brian@KamalaHarris Medicare currently covers short-term, medically necessary home care but does not cover long-term care services which is what Harris is proposing. More at https://t.co/VzwWxFAtZW.
@neidermyer_r@KamalaHarris Medicare currently covers short-term, medically necessary home care but does not cover long-term care services which is what Harris is proposing. More at https://t.co/VzwWxFAtZW.
@DannerFoundati1@KamalaHarris Great Q! We just wrote about what it might look like to include & compensate family caregivers under this new Medicare at Home proposal: https://t.co/yOe1imkgjp
@DebbiePatrizi @KamalaHarris You're a great daughter! We just wrote about what it might look like to include & compensate family caregivers under this new Medicare at Home proposal, too: https://t.co/yOe1imkgjp
@missykenkel2@KamalaHarris Medicare currently covers short-term, medically necessary home care but does not cover long-term care services which is what Harris is proposing. More at https://t.co/VzwWxFAtZW.
@rickwallis1957@ArtCandee@KamalaHarris Medicare currently covers short-term, medically necessary home care but does not cover long-term care services like home health aides for assistance with activities of daily living. More at https://t.co/VzwWxFAtZW.
@Marilyn2Mills@ArtCandee@KamalaHarris Medicare currently covers short-term, medically necessary home care but does not cover long-term care services for assistance with daily activities, etc. More at https://t.co/VzwWxFAtZW.
@mokmuud@ArtCandee@KamalaHarris We just wrote about what it might look like to include & compensate family caregivers under this new Medicare at Home proposal: https://t.co/yOe1imkgjp