MUNCIE, IN—In Indiana, more than 50,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) rely on Medicaid for their long-term care and support needs. These are our neighbors, our family members, our friends—and they deserve to have the support needed to live independently, have careers, and thrive in their communities.
That support might be in the form of someone coming to their home to help them with activities of daily living, helping them find and retain a job and providing transportation to it, or ensuring they can participate in community events and maintain meaningful relationships.
Unfortunately, proposals to slash Medicaid funding that are moving through Congress as part of the reconciliation process threaten to unravel the vital support system hundreds of thousands of Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities rely on to remain in their homes and communities…