Norm Wernet, Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans State Director, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss a plan by U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to sunset Social Security and Medicare within five years.
Sunsetting is a legal provision under which a program is automatically terminated at the end of a fixed period, unless renewed by legislative action. Scott’s so-called 11-point Rescue America Plan would sunset both federal programs after five years, Wernet said. He pointed out the plan has received rare pushback from Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who does not see it as politically viable during an election year.
Wernet also spoke about President Biden’s proposal to fund long-term nursing care with Medicare and Medicaid dollars. The plan would fund skilled nursing based facilities, as well as home- and community-based care, in order to provide reasonable wages to address the shortage of nursing care workers. It would also provide enforceable rules to ensure quality control measures.
Listen to the entire episode to learn more about these topics.