Democrats want to expand home care access, but Republicans stand in the way.
Sara Luterman
Sara Luterman is a freelance journalist and opinion writer who focuses on disability policy. She is based in Washington, D.C.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Biden Plan Would Allow People Needing Care to Stay at Home
A $400 billion expansion of home and community-based services would revitalize a badly underfunded system.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Minimum-Wage Misfire Also Harms Disabled People
Bundled in the minimum-wage increase in the COVID relief bill was an abolition of subminimum wage for disabled people. That’s now gone too.
Posted inFamily Care
The Neglect of Disability Care
Home care workers and unpaid caregivers who support disabled people are often left out of public-policy initiatives.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Coronavirus Aid Package Could Harm Disabled People
A provision denying small-business loans to disability support services could damage a fast-growing and urgent piece of our care sector.
Posted inPolitics
Bernie Sanders’s Evolution on Disability Policy
Four years after saying little on disablility rights issues, Sanders has emerged with the most comprehensive plan in the field.