Disability advocates plead with Kansas to restore Medicaid cuts
February 12th, 2010From the Lawrence [KS] Journal-World, WDAF Kansas City, KWCH-TV Kansas City:
Kansas disability rights advocates pleaded with state lawmakers to roll back a planned 10 percent cut in Medicaid funding, saying that the $22.7 million reduction would put the lives of vulnerable people at risk.
At a Capitol news conference Friday, advocates said the proposed cuts would end up costing more because they would force the state to place people in more expensive nursing homes.
“It’s just mind-boggling that we would cut those services only to force people into institutions which are going to cost taxpayers more dollars,” said Rocky Nichols, executive director of the Disability Rights Center of Kansas.
He said policymakers don’t understand that the cuts “are real and are devastating people’s lives, and without restoring those cuts, it’s only going to get worse.”
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March 18th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
I am a mom of 2 with autism (one severe) and one child with a form of CP. I also work as a DSP, and have for 4 years. I am ready to fight this, in person and advocate for this cause. This is ridiculous as, money can come from pay cuts to those in govt that make money from the tax payers, both in pay and benefits. The new wage, as of July, here in Johnson County is 9.45 an hour, with no benefits, no overtime. That is barely above minimum wage–without health insurance, time off, overtime, who can possibly make it on that that is mature and dedicated enough for this job. You can email me with how to fight this as, I am ready to head out to govt. legislature sessions to do so.