'Why Do We Always Get Hit First?' Proposed Budget Cuts Target Vulnerable Californians [californiahealthline.org]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 5/29/204:00 PM

By Samantha Young, California Healthline, May 29, 2020

Shirley Madden, 83, relies on a caregiver and her two grown daughters to remain living at home — and not in a nursing home.

Her daughters, 55-year-old Carrie and 60-year-old Kristy Madden, both use wheelchairs and need a second caregiver to help them navigate their own daily lives.

But that critical caregiving support, along with other health care benefits for millions of Californians, could be scaled back to help plug a massive budget deficit triggered by the coronavirus.

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