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The federal government should increase the minimum PNA for Medicaid participants in nursing facilities and residential care settings.

Programs that link Medicaid eligibility to the purchase of long-term care insurance (LTCI) should not limit the availability of Medicaid benefits for people with low incomes who need long-term serv

Partnership programs should require LTCI policies to provide comprehensive benefits and strong consumer protections, particularly regarding non-forfeiture, inflation protection, and premium stabili

Programs should require those selling partnership policies to educate consumers to make informed decisions about whether a partnership policy is right for them.

Policies and regulations should prioritize placing children in foster care with grandparents and other caregiver relatives whenever possible and appropriate. 

Policymakers should not increase the age of eligibility for SSI. 

Policymakers should support efforts to improve the quality of foods purchased and consumed by SNAP recipients, such as through nutrition education and healthy food incentives. 

Policymakers should not expand work requirements for SNAP recipients.

States should make it as simple as possible for grandparents and other caregiver relatives to enroll children in their care in school or obtain medical treatment for them.