DES MOINES — Federal Medicaid reimbursement reductions stand to threaten or reduce care for Iowans with disabilities. People who currently receive care that helps them stay at home could see those services cut or eliminated entirely.
According to reporting from K-F-F Health News, nearly 2-million people nationwide receive what are known as “Medicaid waivers,” which help cover the costs of in-home medical care for people with disabilities – or those who are at least 65 years old.
Brain Injury Association of Iowa executive director June Klein-Bacon says losing funding that comes with those waivers will be a big challenge for disabled Iowans losing access to in-home care. “We’re concerned about people being able to get the rehabilitation that would support them in returning back to work, returning back to their communities in the highest function that they can achieve.”…