WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Roger Marshall issued the following press release:
On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) introduced legislation to make assisted living a covered Medicaid benefit for seniors who meet nursing facility level-of-care criteria-aiming to lower federal Medicaid costs while expanding access to community-based care.
The Assisted Living Affordability, Choice, Community, Empowerment, Savings and Support (ACCESS) Act addresses a structural gap in Medicaid, which currently requires coverage for nursing facility care but not assisted living-often leading to higher spending on more intensive care settings.
Medicaid is projected to grow 63% over the next decade, intensifying pressure on federal and stat...