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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Politics
Jessica Glenza

Can Harris’s proposed ‘at-home Medicare’ end the dreaded ‘spend down’ of senior assets?

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The median cost of a home health aid is $6,292 a month; the average US retirement income is $4,191 a month. Photograph: ER Productions Limited/Getty Images

A new proposal for “at home Medicare” by the Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, could help ease the burden of the cost of elder care for many families, experts say.

However, Republicans have already criticized the proposal as too expensive, a reminder of the political difficulties of enacting healthcare expansions in the US.

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