Wisconsin Advocate Protests State Medicaid Cuts for Disability Services
A Wisconsin resident completed a 125-mile wheelchair journey to the state Capitol to protest proposed Medicaid cuts affecting disability services. The demonstration highlights threatened reductions to services used by thousands of Wisconsin residents with disabilities who rely on Medicaid for long-term supports. The advocacy action comes amid state budget discussions that could curtail funding for home and community-based services. The protest underscores stakeholder opposition to cuts that could force institutional placements or reduced care access for Medicaid LTSS beneficiaries.
State budget cuts to Medicaid disability services would directly impact managed care plans' LTSS service delivery, potentially increasing institutional care costs and network adequacy challenges.
LTSS · Managed Care
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