LOOMING MEDICAID CUTS PUT CARE FOR DISABLED AT RISK
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Before 1965, disabled Americans often had no alternative to state institutions.
Before Medicaid (1965), state institutions like NY's Willowbrook housed 6,000+ disabled residents in squalid conditions — exposed in Geraldo Rivera's landmark 1972 TV investigation.
This storyWhat share of U.S. nursing home costs does Medicaid cover?
- About 22%
- About 38%
- About 62%
- About 81%
Guess, then reveal the answer
About 62%
This storyDisabled people are ~25% of Medicaid enrollees. What share of spending do they use?
- About 25%
- About 42%
- About 58%
- About 71%
Guess, then reveal the answer
About 42%
This storyWho bears the most responsibility for protecting Medicaid for disabled Americans?
Before 1965, disabled Americans often had no alternative to state institutions.
Before Medicaid (1965), state institutions like NY's Willowbrook housed 6,000+ disabled residents in squalid conditions — exposed in Geraldo Rivera's landmark 1972 TV investigation.
Topic poll · all networksWho bears most responsibility for Medicaid cuts threatening disabled care?