http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/jan/23/medicaid-cuts-heres-who-will-suffer/
This my friends is the reality of what "we" as a nation are creating with the new changes implemented for Medicare.
It doesn't have to be this way though. A work to pay for credit system for students with vocations in the various health care area's required would serve this situation well.
It not only ensures the needs of the disabled, but it would also allow for a higher education without burying your life in the quick sand before you've even begun it.
I'm sure Medicaid would definitely come out head by paying for the schooling for one individual who could serve many, rather than the 75 visits per individual a year.
The beauty of it is, it even works for nursing homes and adult day care centers.
Think about it.
Parents of the profoundly disabled are profoundly troubled.
Beginning April 1, Medicaid will cover a total of 75 occupational, physical and speech therapy sessions annually. The health insurance program for the poor and disabled now covers a combined 225 of those therapies a year.
Richard Barrett-Martinelli, 23, is fed by his mother, Julia, on Friday night at their home in Summerville. The family is concerned about state cuts in Medicaid and how they might affect the care of Richard, who suffered a brain injury in a poisoning accident when he was 2 years old. Today, he functions at the level of an 8-month-old.
The reductions will be retroactive to July 2010, meaning some families already will have reached their yearly maximum before the cuts officially take effect.
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