Medicaid for Home Care

Re “Estate Tax Relief Is Aimed at Wrong Group,” Commentary, April 15: Robert Kuttner sensibly prescribes relief for the living members of the middle class rather than the death tax repeal urged by the Bush administration. But rather than making it easier for my mother, my children or me to live in nursing homes, we need to ensure that we have a choice. Legislation to allow Medicaid funds to be used for in-home assistance wouldn’t be aid only to the wealthy or to the nursing home industry, but to the people.

ARTHUR BLASER

Orange