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Parents, nonprofit leaders warn Medicaid cuts could jeopardize care for people with disabilities; Connecticut speaker vows support for safety-net programs
Summary
A Fairfield mother and the founder of Angel of Edgewood told a public forum that potential Medicaid cuts threaten medications, housing and nonprofit services for people with disabilities; an unidentified Connecticut speaker pledged support for WIC, SNAP and home-heating assistance.
Penny Parks, a mother from Fairfield, Connecticut, told a public forum that proposed reductions to Medicaid would put her disabled son at immediate risk, saying his group-home care is "almost a 100% supported by Medicaid" and asking, "if our Medicaid is cut, how is he gonna get his meds? How is he gonna have a roof over his head?" Parks framed the potential cuts as a direct threat to the medication access and…
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