Thread by @didikins4life

This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: Expanding Long-Term Care Services and Supports
Only one party has a specific plan for ensuring EVERY American will be able to have quality, dignified long-term care options.. the other party has no platform at all 1/10

The #COVID19 pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities of people who reside in institutional settings, such as nursing homes and independent living facilities, 2/8 #DemPartyPlatform #LongTermCare

The #COVID19 pandemic made clear that biases within #Medicaid create undue barriers to home- and community-based long-term services and supports. 3/8 #DemPartyPlatform #LongTermCare #healthcare

#Democrats will work to eliminate waiting lists for home and community-based care and the institutional bias within #Medicaid, making investments in building the capacity of the Medicaid system to provide home and community-based services. 4/8 #DemPartyPlatform #healthcare

#Democrats will modernize #Medicaid eligibility so people with disabilities do not have to work low-wage jobs to access needed services, and to ensure the spouses of people with disabilities can maintain a certain level of income and assets. 5/8 #DemPartyPlatform #LongTermCare

#Democrats will also help Americans pay for long-term care by creating a tax credit for informal and family caregivers and increasing the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit. 6/8 #DemPartyPlatform #LongTermCare #healthcare

#Democrats will also pursue policies to improve nursing home staffing and quality standards, strengthen accreditation processes, and combat corporate abuses in nursing homes and independent living facilities. 7/8 #DemPartyPlatform #LongTermCare #healthcare

And #Democrats are strongly committed to protecting and enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act and fulfilling the promise of the ​Olmstead v. L.C. decision, which found institutional segregation of people with disabilities to be unlawful. 8/8
#DemPartyPlatform #ADA