Trump’s cuts to Medicaid threaten services that help disabled people live at home

Trump’s cuts to Medicaid threaten services that help disabled people live at home

Sam Walker, who is deaf and has severe autism, uses sign language to communicate with his mother, Leisa Walker, at a recreation center in Ottumwa, Iowa, where Sam often exercises with caregivers funded by a Medicaid waiver program for people with disabilities. (Photo by Tony Leys/KFF Health News)OTTUMWA, Iowa — Leisa and Kent Walker recently received a disturbing notice: The private company managing their son’s Medicaid coverage intends to cut n…