President Joe Biden is trying to make good on one of his main campaign promises. The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled a new $2 trillion infrastructure proposal to create jobs, build roads, fix bridges and more. On top of that, the proposal — officially dubbed the American Jobs Plan — would substantially increase funding for home- and community-based services (HCBS). In order to expand access to HCBS under Medicaid, Biden is specifically calling on Congress to redirect $400 billion toward home-based care. In theory, much of that funding would be used to improve low-wage caregiving jobs, which are often held by women and people of color.
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Source: https://homehealthcarenews.com/2021/03/a-monumental-advance-newly-unveiled-american-jobs-plan-would-invest-400b-into-home-based-care