House Democrats Push Ahead on Medicare Expansion, Family Leave
- Ways and Means Committee plans first votes end of week on bill
- Retirement, child care also part of $3.5 trillion bill
This article is for subscribers only.
House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled key parts of their planned $3.5 trillion bill enacting the bulk of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda and scheduled committee votes on it for the end of the week.
The Ways and Means Committee has proposed a massive expansion of the social safety net, including the coverage of dental, hearing and vision benefits by Medicare. Vision benefits would start in 2022, with hearing benefits beginning in 2023 and dental coverage in 2028.