Medicare Long-Term Care Services and Supports Act of 2018
Create a universal, catastrophic LTC insurance program meant to: Improve access to LTSS by bringing additional money into LTSS system, Reduce family out-of-pocket spending, Stabilize and improve the private market by reducing the tail-end risk and Reduce Medicaid spending.
Health Security Act (S.2357)
Creates a state-based HCBS program for hospitalized individuals who need LTSS as an alternative to nursing facility placement. Clarifies favorable tax treatment of private LTC insurance and LTC expenses by treating policies as accident or health insurance contracts and assuring that payments are not taxable because they are treated as reimbursement for expenses actually incurred for medical care.
Health Security Act. Subtitle B. Long Term Care
Expands Medicare by (1) extending Medicare Part A coverage to extended care services to chronically dependent individuals; and (2) providing coverage of home care services under Medicare Part B. Requires states to establish and support state plans to provide home and
community-based care to individuals with disabilities without regard to age or
income.
Comprehensive Care Act of 1992
Expands Medicare by providing: Medicare Part A coverage of facility care without requiring a prior hospital stay for chronically dependent individuals. Medicare Part B coverage of home care services to severely dependent individuals.
Long Term Care Family Security Act of 1992 (H.R. 6076)
Creates a new state-administered program to provide community and nursing facility
care to individuals with moderate to severe disability.
Secure Choice Act (H.R. 1668)
Creates a new program that provides LTC services for older adults. Creates a statebased, public-private partnership LTSS program for older adults.
Universal Health Care Act (H.R. 1300)
Creates a national, single-payer health insurance program, under which every U.S. citizen would be eligible for enrollment, that provides protection against the costs of health care and health-related services, including benefits for facility and home-based LTSS.