Trump’s Cuts to Medicaid Threaten Services That Help Disabled People Live at Home By Tony Leys March 5, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/medicaid-cuts-disabilities-home-community-based-services-iowa/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--ksY_PE7ar8tvFQGfBj6BW2m7RPMG9ZSZHc9m1skPRhQVyXvMpS0l991ZKS0WAWDK2HgWc2pJuoIXvGAMMWG6wDsaxng&_hsmi=407097068&utm_content=407097068&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: Trump’s Cuts To Medicaid Threaten Services That Help Disabled People Live At Home Leisa and Kent Walker recently received a disturbing notice: The private company managing their son’s Medicaid coverage intends to cut nearly 40% of what it spends for caregivers who help him live at home instead of in a nursing home. Sam Walker, 35, has severe autism and other disabilities. He is deaf and cannot speak. Sometimes when he’s frustrated, he hits himself or others. (Leys, 3/5)