Kentucky families warn Medicaid cuts could jeopardize disability services
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Phil Pendleton
12d ago· 2 min readenNews
Summary
Parents and caregivers in Kentucky are raising concerns that proposed Medicaid cuts could threaten essential services for children and adults with disabilities. At a state Capitol meeting in Frankfort, families testified that the cuts would harm vulnerable individuals and potentially eliminate some programs entirely. The event drew such large crowds that three overflow rooms were needed to accommodate attendees.
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· 1 pulled"Our children have become collateral damage in something they have nothing to do with," Conrad said.
More than three overflow rooms were needed for all the people that wanted to speak out against and support programs for the disabled Wednesday at the state capitol in Frankfort.
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