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Families and providers urge lawmakers to boost waiver funding, workforce pay and respite supports
Summary
At a joint Senate-House virtual budget hearing, caregivers, provider executives and people with disabilities urged lawmakers to increase funding for Medicaid waiver services, raise provider pay, fund workforce retention and restore respite for paid parent caregivers.
Speakers at a joint Senate Finance and House Appropriations virtual hearing urged the General Assembly to increase funding for Medicaid waivers, bolster pay and retention for direct support workers, and restore respite access for paid parent caregivers.
The testimony centered on workforce shortages and staff turnover among waiver providers, long waiting lists for services, and specific requests for increases in provider rates and funding to retain skilled staff. Steven Nape, who identified himself as living with a traumatic brain injury, told lawmakers, “1 in 30 Virginians are living with a disability from a traumatic brain injury.” He said providers that…
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