Writing in the Albany Times-Union, James Flanigan says Sarah Palin should declare her opposition to Medicaid funding cuts now if she wants to be seen as an advocate for people with disabilities. An excerpt:

During the past two years, the Bush administration has attempted to use regulations to drastically cut Medicaid funding that supports community services for people with disabilities. The only reason those cuts weren’t enacted was because Congress placed moratoriums on them. Those moratoriums expire in April.

People with disabilities and their families are concerned about what will happen to those regulations under the new administration. Sens. Barack Obama and Joe Biden voted against the cuts and in favor of the moratoriums. Sen. John McCain was absent. When he says “change is coming” does he mean change that will destroy the fragile Medicaid structure that supports community services for people with disabilities?

James Flanigan is executive director of the Renssalaer County, NY, chapter of the Arc.

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