The White House maintains that the approximately $1 Trillion in Medicaid cuts that were made under the recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill” will not limit home and community based care for the disabled. Health Care experts beg to differ.

Under Federal Law, most of the home care and community-based services are considered optional, so when states receive less money under the overall Medicaid scheme, and states have to cut back, home care and community-based services are often targeted for cuts.

The White House maintains that states can make up any funding gaps by cutting hospital reimbursements. Again, health experts report that lower hospital reimbursements will not be sufficient to make up the funding cuts for community-based and home care for the disabled. Dr. Benjamin Sommers, a Harvard professor of health care economics called the White House position wishful thinking.

Once again, the Republicans are gaslighting the public and extending tax breaks to the rich at the expense of the disabled and the poor. Home care allows severely disabled people to live at home and receive the aid that they require. Community-based programs enable countless disabled individuals to live richer, meaningful and productive lives, Termination of these programs will make it difficult for many to survive and it will shutter key community programs.

Read the NY Times article and SPEAK OUT. If you read the post below you will see that sometimes pressure works!

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DELAYS EFFORT TO ROLL BACK FEDERAL DISABILITY RIGHTS PROTECTIONS
https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/07/21/trump-administration-delays-effort-to-roll-back-federal-disability-rights-protections/31546/

As part of its comprehensive effort to gut significant parts of the federal government, the Department of Energy had announced that it would rescind the requirements under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act that outline what standards newly constructed and altered buildings must meet in order to be considered accessible. The Department had announced it’s intention to make the change in May and that it would take effect July 15th unless significant adverse comments were received.

Well, after more than 20,000 adverse comments, the Trump Administration is delaying the rule change until September 12, 2025. Sometimes speaking out and protesting really works, and sometimes it leads to TACO!

All kidding aside, there are more than 80 regulations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act that have been a key to accessibility for the disabled over many decades. Advocates need to pay close attention to all further action by the administration in this area.