Kamala Harris’s campaign proposal to add home health care to Medicare was a sign of the program’s growing power in American politics.

The vice president’s health care plan is meant to help Americans who are struggling to find affordable home care for themselves or aging relatives.

Both have campaigned for lower prescription costs. Kamala Harris has promised to expand President Biden’s policies. Donald Trump is a wild card.

Readers discuss a guest essay arguing that young people are unfairly burdened by supporting boomers.

Federal regulators spent billions of dollars to avoid a spike in costs for older Americans that could have been politically damaging to the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris.

His plan involves kicking millions of Americans off their health insurance.

The topic has been a major concern in presidential elections for decades. Its absence as a top issue now is notable.

U.S. government spending is lavished on its older people at the expense of its young.

The policy has played little role at the Democratic National Convention. Republicans continue to suggest Vice President Kamala Harris would pursue it as president.

The government is finally negotiating drug prices.