Last week, advocates declared a call to action in protest of the $800 billion worth of cuts to Medicaid included in the American Health Care Act, which passed the House and is heading for the Senate.
Organizers called it the “June 6th Day Action,” which served as a reminder that the 10 million citizens with disabilities make up 14 percent of the Medicaid population, while disproportionately require 40 percent of all costs. This disproportion points to why this population is the most vulnerable in the country.
The bill will allow states to require Medicaid recipients to work or partake in community service or job training. Obamacare did not require recipients to work to be eligible for the program.
