... A recent Harris campaign proposal targets at-home caregivers struggling with steep out-of-pocket expenses even as consumer prices finally stabilize. ...

OK, my first comment. Maybe the article could be worded better ...

It is not the care-givers who are struggling with the costs, but the care-receivers.

Having to had the need to help a 90+ year-old Mom over a hundred miles away, I was so happy when Meals-On-Wheels stepped in and assured me that she would have food.

There was no cost involved.