Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Medicaid Funding Targeted in N.Y. State Budget

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Debbie Bonomo gets 15 hours of home health care every day. She lives alone in her house and uses a wheelchair because of cerebral palsy. Medicaid pays for the service.
"Without that service, I’m not able to get up in the morning. I'm not able to get dressed, go to the bathroom, get out of the house, go to work," she said.
Medicaid is expected to take a big hit in Governor Andrew Cuomo's budget that will be unveiled on Tuesday. The governor wants to shave $2 billion from the $53 billion program that serves the poor and disabled.

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