Advocates Glad To See Home Care Included In E&C COVID-19 Relief Bill

State Medicaid programs would see a temporary 7.35% increase in federal matching funds in order to improve their home- and community-based service options under the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s portion of Democrats’ pandemic relief bill, to be marked up Thursday (Feb. 11). Advocates are happy to see the language included, but one group says it will continue to push for more funding. The E&C bill lays out several ways states can use the funds, such as providing paid sick...