Kentucky families sound alarm, fearing children with disabilities will lose Medicaid coverage

Kentucky families sound alarm, fearing children with disabilities will lose Medicaid coverage

Eleanor, who has Down syndrome and a pacemaker from open-heart surgery as an infant, is set to lose her Medicaid coverage by the end of the month.

Parents of kids with disabilities brace for new reality under Medicaid, education cuts

Emily Scherer for The 19th; Getty Images; Courtesy Jolene Baxter Jolene Baxter’s daughter, Marlee, has overcome immense challenges in her first eight years of life. Marlee, who was born with a heart defect, has undergone four open-heart surgeries — suffering a stroke after the third. The stroke affected Marlee’s cognitive abilities — she’s in the second grade, but she cannot read yet. A mainstream class with neurotypical students felt overwhelmi…

‘She’ll fall through the cracks’: Parents of kids with disabilities brace for new reality

Jolene Baxter’s daughter, Marlee, has overcome immense challenges in her first eight years of life. Marlee, who was born with a heart defect, has undergone four open-heart surgeries — suffering a stroke after the third. The stroke affected Marlee’s cognitive abilities — she’s in the second grade, but she cannot read yet. A mainstream class with neurotypical students felt overwhelming, so Marlee mostly attends classes with kids who also have disa…