Gillibrand’s Rural Health Plan Promotes LTSS, Community Programs

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) released a rural health plan Wednesday (Aug. 7) that calls for expanding long-term services and supports (LTSS), but otherwise echoes the calls of other Democratic presidential candidates for more Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and telehealth services as candidates increasingly focus on rural health in their presidential bids. Long-term services and supports. Gillibrand’s plan calls for expanding long-term services and supports (LTSS) and creating quality measures for LTSS plans specific to rural communities,...