Today, I’m happy to write that the Republican Party is following suit. The party’s Platform Committee released a draft of their recommended platform to the Delegates to the Republican Convention. And thanks to the hard work of our staff and AAHSA’s Long-term Care Solutionambassadors, it also includes a call for our country to make it affordable to care for older Americans and disabled individuals:
Modernize Long-Term Care Options for All
The financial burdens and emotional challenges of ensuring
adequate care for elderly family members affect every American,
especially with today’s aging population. We must develop new ways to
support individuals, not just institutions, so that older Americans can
have a real choice whether to stay in their homes. This is true not
only with regard to Medicaid, where we spend $100 billion annually on
long-term care, but also for those who do not qualify for that
assistance.
What is most significant about this language is that since 1996, the
Republican Party has consistently called for more long-term care
insurance in their platform statements. Their statement does not
mention it all. This is a real change!
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