Medicaid, Food Aid Recipients Worry About Safety Net Cuts in Bill Sent to Trump

Medicaid cuts could strip over 100K in Connecticut of health insurance. How to know if you're at risk

Federal cuts to Medicaid could cost over 100,000 Connecticut residents their health coverage in the next decade. Many may not know they're at risk.

Patients, advocates brace for the consequences of cuts to Medicaid

Nichole Robarge, right, describes the challenges faced by people with disabilities she assists when enrolling in Medicaid. With her is Kathleen Cummings, who provides similar assistance to people 60 and older. Both said impending changes to the program are likely to increase those challenges. (Photo by Erik Gunn/Wisconsin Examiner)With the Congressional mega-bill that cuts $1 trillion from Medicaid now law, people who have relied for their healt…

Demand for Meals on Wheels for seniors expected to jump as other public supports shrink

Deborah Burch’s severe lung disease keeps her at home these days, amid air tanks and medical supplies, stuck on the sofa of the little apartment she shares with her husband.Burch, 71, has end-stage COPD that curtails her breathing and has frequently landed her in the hospital.So on Tuesdays, when her favorite Meals on Wheels driver, Jesse Araiza, turns up with five days worth of fresh and frozen meals, it falls to her husband to open the door.Wi…

Pa. Rep. Deluzio slams Medicaid cuts, calls Trump budget ‘class warfare’

Democrats say they're searching for ways to minimize the impact of historic cuts to Medicaid and food benefits under President Trump's budget plan, while preparing to campaign on historic safety net cuts unpopular with the public.

Michigan parents says their son with down syndrome deserves care, not cuts

Taylor and Kyle Johnson say Medicaid is the reason their 6-year-old son George is healthy and thriving. But now President Donald Trump’s budget cuts—backed by US Rep. John James (R-Michigan)—could take that care away from thousands of Michiganders. The post Michigan parents says their son with down syndrome deserves care, not cuts first appeared on The Gander.

Medicaid cuts would gut Pa.'s support system.

Pennsylvania resident Thomas Reilly is high-functioning autistic and relies on Medicaid for health insurance and other benefits, including the provision of a Direct Support Professional (DSP), John Deboard. Deboard supports Thomas in daily life tasks, including grocery shopping, laundry, and going to the gym. Thomas’ benefits could be at risk if President Trump’s budget bill is signed into law, and so could John’s job. The post Medicaid cuts wou…