Lawmakers in states led by both parties are considering cutting Medicaid funding for programs that help people with disabilities live at home, as they seek to rein in rising health care costs during a tight budget year.
Cuts enacted in Idaho and Maryland and proposed in Colorado and Missouri have prompted anguished protests from people with disabilities and their advocates. They say cutting funding for home and community-based services threatens people’s health, wellbeing and financial stability, and may not save money in the long run.
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