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Senators and county leaders warn governor's human services cuts would shift costs, urge disability waiver reforms
Summary
Senators, county officials and Republican Sen. Jim Abeler urged reform of Minnesota's disability waiver system and criticized proposed cuts in the governor's budget that would shift costs to counties and affect more than 100,000 residents who rely on human services.
Minnesota senators and county officials warned this week that proposed cuts in the governor's budget to human services — including disability waiver services — would shift costs to counties and could reduce services for more than 100,000 residents who rely on care.
Sen. Jim Abeler, R., who serves on the Senate human services committee, said the state spends heavily on disability services but that the system “doesn't always give people the results they want.” He said Minnesota's General Fund spending on human services over a two-year period is “20,000,000,000 or better” when federal matching funds are included, and that more than 100,000 people rely on services provided through waiver programs.
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