Kennedy: Health reform must include long-term care
WBUR CommonHealth blog, April 15, 2009
Sen. Ted Kennedy says he won't support a healthcare reform bill unless it includes provisions to help Americans pay for long-term care. Kennedy backs a plan that would create a new long-term care fund that would be funded through a $30 per-month deduction from working adults' paychecks.
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