Disability Advocates Condemn RFK Jr. and Oz for Criticizing Medicaid Payments to Family Caregivers

Michelle Diament

3h ago· 3 min readenNews

Summary

Disability advocates are criticizing HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz for suggesting that Medicaid's home and community-based services program, which allows family members to be paid caregivers for people with disabilities and aging individuals, is rife with fraud and that such care should be provided by families for free. The comments have sparked backlash from advocates who argue that paid family caregiving is a vital support system that prevents institutionalization and recognizes the significant labor involved in caring for loved ones with disabilities.

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The waivers allow people, family members who are taking care of their loved ones to be paid for that care.

Disability advocates are calling out top federal health officials for suggesting that Medicaid's home and community-based services program pays for assistance that should be provided by families for free.

Recent comments from U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, have targeted fraud concerns in Medicaid waiver programs.

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Disability advocates are calling out top federal health officials for suggesting that Medicaid's home and community-based services program pays for assistance that should be provided by families for free.