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Elderly people receiving long-term care at home, in the community, and in nursing facilities, highlighting the proposed Medicare benefit.

Senate Democrats propose Medicare long-term care benefit

With the average annual cost of a nursing home exceeding $93,000 and Medicare covering almost none of it, Senate Democrats today proposed a new long-term care benefit, funded by a new payroll tax.

Aram Sarkisian·May 20, 2026