Congressional Democrats want to throw more money at Medicaid, but that won't improve long-term care.
The reconciliation bill being prepared by congressional Democrats is so substantial that specific provisions as large as $400 billion in proposed extra funds for Medicaid’s long-term-care benefit have attracted little attention.
America faces widespread unmet long-term-care needs, largely concentrated among individuals who are already eligible for Medicaid. Improving the quality of benefits provided under the program is therefore a good use of federal funds.
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Chris Pope is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Follow him on Twitter here.
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