Click in for more news from The Hill{beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Harris proposes expanding Medicare benefits to home care Vice President Harris unveiled her latest health care proposal specifically aimed at helping the “sandwich generation,” adults who are raising children and looking after their parents at the same time. © AP Appearing on “The View,” Harris laid out her plan to expand Medicare benefits to include home care for seniors and people with disabilities for the first time. Additionally, she proposed hearing and vision benefits to help seniors live independently longer.   “There are so many people in our country who are right in the middle. They’re taking care of their kids, and they’re taking care of their aging parents, and it’s just almost impossible to do it all,” Harris said. “Especially if they work. We’re finding that so many are then having to leave their job, which means losing a source of income, not to mention the emotional stress."   Medicare does not cover long-term services and assistance, like home health aides, except under very narrow circumstances, such as if a person is recovering from an acute medical condition. Private insurance doesn’t cover those services either, leaving families to pay out of pocket.   The plan could provide financial relief for families and falls within the same vein of some of Harris’s health care proposals such as eliminating medical debt and capping prescription drug costs.   This expansion of Medicare benefits would require congressional actions, something unlikely to happen if Republicans control the next Congress.   The proposal stands to be a popular promise, particularly among older women and especially in some key battleground states.   Harris has talked about being a caregiver in the final years of her mother Shyamala’s life following a cancer diagnosis, bringing up the experience again on “The View.”    “It’s just about helping an aging parent, or person, prepare a meal, put their sweater on. And it’s about dignity for that individual, it’s about independence for that individual,” she said. “People are of declining skills to some extent, but their dignity, their pride has not declined.”    According to AARP data, 34 percent of older women in Michigan identify as family caregivers, compared to 30 percent of older voters overall. In Georgia, 37 percent of older women identify as family caregivers, compared to 34 percent of older voters overall.   More than three-fourths (76 percent) of likely voters 50-plus in Pennsylvania said they would be more likely to support a candidate who provides support for family caregivers who are helping their loved ones live independently in their homes.   Welcome to The Hill’s Health Care newsletter, we’re Nathaniel Weixel, Joseph Choi and Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech — every week we follow the latest moves on how Washington impacts your health.   Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here.  Essential Reads How policy will be impacting the health care sector this week and beyond:  Trade group sues FDA over ending Mounjaro/Zepbound shortageA trade organization representing compounding pharmacies that make unbranded versions of the weight loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound has filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for declaring an end to the shortage, effectively halting the sale of “copycat” versions of these drugs. On Oct. 2, the FDA announced that the nearly two-year-long shortage of tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Mounjaro …  Full Story  Harris slams Trump over Woodward’s Putin COVID-19 tests claim Vice President Harris criticized former President Trump on Tuesday over journalist Bob Woodward’s report that Trump sent COVID-19 tests to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump has denied the report by Woodward, the Watergate journalist who wrote in a new book that Trump sent Putin the tests for his personal use, and that the Kremlin leader told the U.S. president not to tell anyone.  Full Story   Trump’s shifting abortion stance raises questions for evangelical support Former President Trump’s softening stance on reproductive health has raised questions about his standing with white evangelical voters, a key part of his coalition dating back to 2016.  Last week, the former president said he would veto a national abortion ban if elected, while his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), said the GOP needed to regain voters’ trust on the issue. Former first lady Melania Trump went even further, …  Full Story   In Other News Branch out with a different read: Supreme Court to decide whether Oklahoma must execute death row inmate Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma death row inmate, has been scheduled for execution nine times — and each time, he has avoided that fate following legal twists and turns.  Convicted for the 1997 killing of his former boss, Glossip has maintained his innocence for nearly three decades. Now, the state’s Republican attorney general has joined him in urging the Supreme Court to overturn his murder conviction and death sentence to grant him a new, fair trial.  Full Story   Around the Nation Local and state headlines on health care: In Vermont, regulators are worried about the cannabis industry getting too high (Boston Globe)  Texas’ abortion laws are straining the OB/GYN workforce, new study shows (Texas Tribune)  Indiana Department of Correction refuses to disclose cost of new execution drug, pentobarbital (Indiana Capital Chronicle)   What We're Reading Health news we've flagged from other outlets: On drug prices, Harris pushes for deeper cuts while Trump offers few specifics (The New York Times)  A pariah in science, the ‘CRISPR babies’ researcher gains support from a U.S. cryptocurrency entrepreneur (Stat)  A company taking over Steward hospitals has struggled with its own portfolio (Wall Street Journal)  What Others are Reading  Most read stories on The Hill right now: DeSantis pushes back on ‘delusional’ Harris remark about Hurricane Milton calls Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Monday that it was “delusional” for Vice President Harris to accuse him of “political gamesmanship” after reports … Read more Harris, DeSantis trade barbs as Hurricane Milton bears down Vice President Harris and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are trading barbs as Hurricane Milton bears down on the Sunshine State and as election-year … Read more  You're all caught up. See you tomorrow!  Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Health Care newsletter Subscribe