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Progress Slows on Next Round of COVID-19 Relief
- By: USAging
- On: 07/31/2020 09:17:13
- In: Policy & Advocacy
Earlier this week, Senate Republicans unveiled a suite of legislative measures totaling just over one trillion dollars to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The measures, however, are limited in scope and do not include additional funding for fiscally struggling states, state Medicaid programs or safety net programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
The Republican package includes very modest emergency funding for non-Medicaid programs that support older adults, including for Older Americans Act programs and services—and is inadequate to meet the continued and growing needs of older adults during the prolonged health and economic crisis.