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On Monday, the U.S.
House of Representatives briefly returned from summer recess to approve
the Senate-passed
budget resolution. Committees in both chambers are working to draft bill
language by September 15.
This process
represents an historic opportunity to improve health care access and
affordability. In addition to much-needed Medicare
reforms, like lowering prescription drug costs and filling
gaps in coverage, the budget resolution supports additional funding for
Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) that help older adults
and people with disabilities remain in their homes, stay active in their
communities, and lead independent lives.
Medicaid HCBS is a lifeline for millions of Americans, but due in part to
chronic underfunding, many who need these services are unable to access
them. First called for by President Biden in the American
Jobs Plan and later detailed in the Better Care Better
Jobs Act (S. 2210/H.R. 4131),
the $400 billion investment outlined in the budget resolution would allow
the program to better meet current and future needs.
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