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Family caregiver legislation is introduced

U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) have introduced federal legislation to assist families who care for aging family members and to ensure the integrity of long-term care insurance (LCTI) policies, according to Mikulski's Web site, http://mikulski.senate.gov/.

 

The AGE (Americans Giving care to Elders) Act and the Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act establish a clearinghouse for information on best practices; provide a tax credit of up to $1,200 a year for elder care costs; and establish a third-party review board to address the denial of appropriate and timely LCTI benefits by insurance companies. The two bills seek to relieve the burden on the so-called "Sandwich Generation" of Americans who care for both children and aging parents, and incur the related costs.