AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Some $350 million in cuts to a Texas Medicaid program providing therapy for disabled children have taken effect.The reductions sparked outcry after being approved by the GOP-controlled Legislature last year.They reduce revenue for some Texas therapy providers. Opponents say they’ll force providers to close, and could cost roughly 60,000 children access to speech and occupational therapists.
Source: Texas Begins Implementing $350M In Medicaid Therapy Cuts « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
This is unbelievable….. How does a state that is supposed to be the richest in the US going to cut Medicaid to the most needy. How dare they use my tax money to fund something other than children needing therapy or home health of any kind. I promise I will get as many of the people I am directly connected to start sending letters to our new president coming in to office to get this back into a servicing of the most needy program. I am outraged.