Montana lives at stake with proposed Medicaid cut
The Bozeman Daily ChronicleMay 26, 2017
When the
Davidis one of my clients. He relies on
With the bill now in the
If this health care repeal is passed into law, David’s survival, my job, and my family’s future are all at risk. Living with cerebral palsy, David needs assistance with everything every day. If his hours of care are cut, he’ll be forced to leave his home and search for much more expensive care that will ultimately provide him with a lower quality of life — if he can afford the care.
Can you imagine David’s and his family’s predicament? David is poised to lose everything — his home, his routine, his long-term caregiver — all because the elected leaders in the wealthiest nation in the world choose to prioritize the profits of corporations and their owners and shareholders ahead of the life and well-being of him and so many citizens like him. This greed and complete disrespect for the people who need the most care are not the American values I was raised to uphold.
I was raised to care for others, especially the people who need the most help to get by. This led me to a career as a professional caregiver. I‘ve worked in this industry for nine years, providing critical services for people with disabilities, people recovering from surgery, and people as they age and their ability to care for themselves deteriorates.
Let’s be very clear: It is not just people who rely on
Ultimately, the
What’s more, they did this to specifically increase the profits of corporations and the wealthy.
Americans living with disabilities, children of low-income families, and our seniors all deserve access to affordable health care and the opportunity to live out their lives with dignity and respect. If you worry, like I do, about a future where affordable health care is out of reach for the majority of Montanans and the impacts of poor health on our communities, I urge you to join me and call on our elected leaders to stand up for Montana’s families and to save
Health care and care for our disabled, elderly, and children is under attack in D.C., and