Medical care benefits are comprehensive, with the total cost of physical rehabilitation and appliances being covered.
"The question is whether we can modify Medicare to provide long-term care benefits."
Only 1 percent of their companies subsidized any elder care benefits last year.
Elder care benefits most often seem a luxury at small companies and nonprofits.
Adding some long-term care benefits helps carry the support of senior citizens.
As might be expected, the panel had great difficulty deciding how to treat medical care benefits.
This is a joint federal/state health insurance program providing medical care benefits to low-income Americans who meet certain requirements.
The second option is the care benefit in kind.
In addition, the combination of the care fund and care benefits is possible.
In 1973, the union gave back part of its cost-of-living raise to help pay for a new dental care benefit.