Meanwhile Trump will say “Snakes! Snakes everywhere! Oh God! They’re crawling all over me! Jesus fuck!””
Icy_1 on
Holy guacamole! That actually 1) makes sense and 2) helps people.
Faucet860 on
How dare she give us policy ideas! She needs to talk about policies so we republicans can rip it apart.
Trump’s policy of trust me bro is clearly unbeatable
(This is satire)
AmrokMC on
Home care and hospice care should both be 100% covered, imo. When my father went into hospice care at my uncle’s house, it cost nearly 1,500$ a week for the most basic assistance care, and that wasn’t even assistance with meals, bathroom, or repositioning in bed/changing sheets. Families can and do go broke trying to give their loved ones a dignified end of life, and frankly that shouldn’t be the case.
Dudeist-Priest on
Home care is insanely expensive and so much better for the patient than the alternative. This is something that is incredibly important to so many people with aging parents and loved ones.
This would be amazing
helpmerreachcomcast on
This would be positively impactful for so many
JohnGillnitz on
Good idea. Does it have a hope in hell of getting anywhere in a Republican controlled House? Or backed by the (red) states that would be required to pay an extra percentage for that benefit? No. Good on her for actually having good ideas, though.
mster425 on
Yes. Yes. Yes. More of this.
BIGTIMEMEATBALLBOY on
This would be life changing for a ton of people. Go Kamala!
mackyoh on
My dad with rapidly advancing dementia appreciates this potential. And so do I.
fshdom on
I have so many feelings about this announcement
My mother passed away this Summer
Preceding that, getting help for her and my elderly father who had been taking care of her as she got more and more feeble from cancer, the treatments, and hospital stays was hell
Private home care was one of the worst experiences I have ever dealt with. The doctors at the hospital were sympathetic to my dad who said he couldn’t take care of her at home, but she couldn’t go to the nursing home either. “It’s definitely a gap in our system” was small comfort
Desperately trying to find nurses who were capable of doing the work and available (they’re so overworked as it is) was nearly impossible, too
Home care companies basically employ an army of underpaid 18-23 year olds who are doing it as a side gig, vastly overstate their qualifications, and often cause problems without accountability. Care workers leaving in the middle of the day leaving my mom alone while my dad was shopping, not doing what was asked of them, and treating my parents horribly.
Please let this gap be closed. “Medically necessary” is a cursed term for coverage, home care is health care.
MonsieurReynard on
Caring for an elderly parent with advanced Parkinson’s, it’s costing close to $200k a year.
So yes, please?
Dogzirra on
The estimated median cost of assisted living in the U.S. is **$5,511 monthly** as of 2024.
For seniors to be able to remain at home, the costs are much less. There is a huge opportunity to cut costs, help seniors, and boost the economy.
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Meanwhile Trump will say “Snakes! Snakes everywhere! Oh God! They’re crawling all over me! Jesus fuck!””
Holy guacamole! That actually 1) makes sense and 2) helps people.
How dare she give us policy ideas! She needs to talk about policies so we republicans can rip it apart.
Trump’s policy of trust me bro is clearly unbeatable
(This is satire)
Home care and hospice care should both be 100% covered, imo. When my father went into hospice care at my uncle’s house, it cost nearly 1,500$ a week for the most basic assistance care, and that wasn’t even assistance with meals, bathroom, or repositioning in bed/changing sheets. Families can and do go broke trying to give their loved ones a dignified end of life, and frankly that shouldn’t be the case.
Home care is insanely expensive and so much better for the patient than the alternative. This is something that is incredibly important to so many people with aging parents and loved ones.
This would be amazing
This would be positively impactful for so many
Good idea. Does it have a hope in hell of getting anywhere in a Republican controlled House? Or backed by the (red) states that would be required to pay an extra percentage for that benefit? No. Good on her for actually having good ideas, though.
Yes. Yes. Yes. More of this.
This would be life changing for a ton of people. Go Kamala!
My dad with rapidly advancing dementia appreciates this potential. And so do I.
I have so many feelings about this announcement
My mother passed away this Summer
Preceding that, getting help for her and my elderly father who had been taking care of her as she got more and more feeble from cancer, the treatments, and hospital stays was hell
Private home care was one of the worst experiences I have ever dealt with. The doctors at the hospital were sympathetic to my dad who said he couldn’t take care of her at home, but she couldn’t go to the nursing home either. “It’s definitely a gap in our system” was small comfort
Desperately trying to find nurses who were capable of doing the work and available (they’re so overworked as it is) was nearly impossible, too
Home care companies basically employ an army of underpaid 18-23 year olds who are doing it as a side gig, vastly overstate their qualifications, and often cause problems without accountability. Care workers leaving in the middle of the day leaving my mom alone while my dad was shopping, not doing what was asked of them, and treating my parents horribly.
Please let this gap be closed. “Medically necessary” is a cursed term for coverage, home care is health care.
Caring for an elderly parent with advanced Parkinson’s, it’s costing close to $200k a year.
So yes, please?
The estimated median cost of assisted living in the U.S. is **$5,511 monthly** as of 2024.
For seniors to be able to remain at home, the costs are much less. There is a huge opportunity to cut costs, help seniors, and boost the economy.
But not medicare for all. What a douchebag.