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Disability, long‑term care providers and advocates warn wage freezes and DME cuts would worsen staffing and community living options
Summary
Disability advocates, home‑and community‑based providers and workforce coalitions told the Committee on Health on June 5 that proposed fiscal changes to long‑term care services, durable medical equipment and wage policies would threaten community living and worsen staffing shortages.
Disability advocates, home‑ and community‑based providers and workforce coalitions told the Committee on Health on June 5 that proposed fiscal changes to long‑term care and support services would undermine community living for people with disabilities and worsen workforce shortages.
Jacqueline Verner of Disability Rights DC (the designated protection and advocacy program) described planned reforms that would reduce funding for community‑based long‑term care and DME, saying DHCF had presented proposals to reduce DME spending by at least 10 percent and to cut $1,000,000 locally from home health services…
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