'Desperately Need These Services': Conservative Mom Blames GOP for Cutting Son’s Medicaid

'Desperately need these services': Conservative mom blames GOP for cutting son’s Medicaid

A self-described "proud conservative" from the South is worried that her disabled son may lose the services he needs to survive, and she's laying blame at the feet of President Donald Trump and Republicans in her home state.In a Monday interview with MSNBC host Katy Tur, Rachel Roth-Aldhizer — a registered Republican from North Carolina — said Republicans' Medicaid cuts could mean her severely disabled four year-old son loses critical support. S…

Conservative mom of disabled son raises alarm about cuts to Medicaid

A conservative, Republican mom is raising alarm about the cuts to Medicaid through the "Big Beautiful Bill" and how those cuts will impact her disabled four-year-old son. Rachel Roth Aldhizer joins Katy Tur to share her family’s story.

I’m a Proud Conservative. My Disabled Son Needs Medicaid to Live.

I’m a registered Republican who just watched her party spend much of the summer pushing through new cuts to Medicaid. I’m also here to tell you why I’m an unlikely supporter of the program. My son’s life depends on government assistance. Recent cuts to Medicaid at both the federal and state levels mean millions of families like mine could soon be at a loss for how to care for our disabled loved ones. In February 2021, during a routine ultrasound…