LOOMING MEDICAID CUTS PUT CARE FOR DISABLED AT RISK
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Medicaid covers 1 in 4 Americans, including millions with disabilities
Created in 1965, Medicaid funds nearly half of all long-term care in the U.S. Cuts could affect home care, nursing facilities & more. Learn more at Wikipedia
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?
Topic poll · all networksShould Congress cut Medicaid to reduce the federal deficit?
Topic poll · all networksDisabled people are ~25% of Medicaid enrollees. What share of spending do they use?
- About 25%
- About 42%
- About 58%
- About 71%
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About 42%