Speakers warn proposed Medicaid cuts would put thousands of St. Mary's County residents at risk

Diana Diggins, a Leonardtown resident, told the Board of County Commissioners during the public forum that cuts to Medicaid would cause severe local hardship, including loss of nursing-home placements and unpaid caregiving burdens. "If Medicaid were to be cut tomorrow, not only would my mother be out of a nursing home, and the nursing home would most likely close, I would…