Biden Administration Signals Continued Commitment to Home Care After Build Back Better Stall

Vanessa Barrington February 18, 2022

The 19th: Biden Administration Signals Continued Commitment to Home Care After Build Back Better Stall (February 18, 2022)

Secretary Xavier Becerra, America’s top health official, met with leaders in aging, labor and disability to discuss the future of home care funding on Thursday. This meeting was the first of its kind since negotiations over President Joe Biden’s $1.8 trillion Build Back Better economic plan stalled in December, indicating that the administration has not given up work on the big promises it made to disabled people, seniors and the people who care for them.

Participants included representatives from heavy hitters like the Service Employees International Union and AARP, as well as smaller but still influential groups like the American Association of People with Disabilities, the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and Justice in Aging.

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