LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Indiana parents filled the Statehouse in Indianapolis on Monday, protesting potential funding cuts within the Family and Social Services Administration.
To make up part of a nearly $1 billion shortfall in its Medicaid budget, the administration proposed cuts to the Attendant Care program.
The program allows parents of children with special needs to be paid hourly for the care they give their child at home.
The change would eliminate parents as an option to be paid caregivers.
Nurses and other medical professionals would still qualify, but families know there is a shortage of caregivers available.
[It’s] something that’s already a struggle for him in his life. [It] doesn’t need to include whether or not his mother can be his caregiver or not – a paid caregiver or not,” she said.
On its website, the administration said, “We must now move to a service model that aligns with allowable waiver practices, is more financially sustainable, and also better recognizes support needs of caregivers.”
They don't indicate how many families could be impacted by the cuts.
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