"Unlike nursing home coverage, home-based care & services are not a mandatory benefit under federal Medicaid laws, so they are an easy target for states when they have to find savings.” Worse, many family caregivers are on Medicaid & will be subject to the new work requirements put in place by Trump. Caregivers looking after young children or loved ones w/disabilities are exempt, but those looking after seniors were not granted a specific exemption.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/opinion/caregiving-crisis.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3k8.wTtH.HV3IGijqIV88&smid=url-share

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