WISH Act
Introduced Mar 11, 2025 by Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi
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This bill establishes a federal long-term care insurance benefit and provides specified funds for the program.
To be eligible, an individual must have reached retirement age (currently between 65 and 67, depending on the individual’s year of birth) and have had a continual serious functional disability for between one and five years, depending on the individual’s income.
Under the bill, an individual has a continual serious functional disability if a licensed health care practitioner has certified that the individual
has been unable to perform at least two activities of daily living (including eating, bathing, dressing, and using the bathroom) without substantial assistance for at least 90 days, or has a similar level of disability; or
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
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