Everyone deserves quality health care and enough finances to keep a roof over their heads, buy medicine and food, and meet other basic needs. However, in today's America, that vision is out of reach for over half of older adults. Kim supports the Better Care Better Jobs Act that would invest billions in Medicaid Home and Community Based Services. The Better Care Better Jobs Act bill would:
- Expand access to personal care services, which would reduce unmet HCBS needs for older adults from low-income households who don’t have available family support and reduce the likelihood of nursing facility entry
- Increase financial eligibility limits, enabling 3.2 million additional people to access HCBS