Northeast Ohio organizations worry about proposed Medicaid cuts, Ideastream
As Washington weighs deep cuts to Medicaid funding, Northeast Ohio organizations are concerned for children living in poverty and people with disabilities.
Proposed cuts to Medicaid would mean an estimated 727,000 Ohioans would lose health coverage, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.
Medicaid covers a wide range of services, including programs that support people with disabilities.
Rebecca Kimble works for the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities, and is disabled herself. She said the program pays for her transportation to work, and for a home health aid.