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Californians receiving in-home care fear Medicaid cuts will spell end to independent living

Californians receiving in-home care fear Medicaid cuts will spell end to independent living

For more than 50 years, low-income seniors and disabled people have been able to stay in their California homes—and out of more costly nursing facilities—with help from government-paid aides. But in their latest bid to renew President Donald Trump's tax cuts, House Republicans released a plan on May 11 that would axe about $625 billion over 10 years from Medicaid, and could threaten funding for In-Home Supportive Services workers.

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