Monday, July 28, 2025

Medicaid Changes Will Hurt Family Caregivers, Experts Warn

Medicaid cuts under President Trump's sweeping tax and spending package will harm family caregivers, experts warn, by reducing access to health care for themselves and the people they care for, which could then lead to more caregiving responsibilities.

Posted by retort at 08:12 AM | 12 COMMENTS | permalink

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A constellation of physical therapists and other caregivers are essential to the life of Julie Kim's disabled child--and to Kim's development as her parent, she writes. Donald Trump's cuts to education and Medicaid threaten to steal these people away.

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-- The Atlantic (@theatlantic.com) Jul 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM

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"experts warn". Who are these experts? These same "experts" told use shelves would be empty and inflation would go through the roof after the tariff deals.

#1 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-07-28 10:42 AM

The tariffs Trump keeps chickening out of?

You got less than nothing, Pukefish.

#2 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-07-28 12:12 PM

I'm sure there is a contingent that would like to ban family caregiving altogether. If family is doing the caregiving, it's much more difficult for the end-of-life industry to empty the bank accounts of the dying.

#3 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-07-28 12:15 PM

#2. "as of June FY 2025, revenue from customs duties has reached $108 billion, which is 94.3% higher than the same month in FY 2024." You should learn to read.

#4 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-07-28 02:30 PM

#4

And I bet you still don't understand who will eventually be paying for those tariffs.

#5 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-07-28 02:40 PM

" as of June FY 2025, revenue from customs duties has reached $108 billion"

Tariffs are taxes, paid by importers and consumers on OUR soil.

#6 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-07-28 02:46 PM

#5 - There's no "eventually" in that.

#7 | Posted by YAV at 2025-07-28 02:47 PM

"as of June FY 2025, revenue from new taxes on America has reached $108 billion"

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-28 02:48 PM

They've taken more money from us than DOGE "saved" us.

#9 | Posted by YAV at 2025-07-28 10:16 PM

#2. "as of June FY 2025, revenue from customs duties has reached $108 billion, which is 94.3% higher than the same month in FY 2024." You should learn to read.
#4 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-07-28 02:30 PM

How is that relevant to this? Are you expecting a 30K bonus too?

The article is clear - disabled people will unnecessarily suffer and die with Medicaid cuts to therapists.

MAGA and DOGE are EVIL.

#10 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-07-28 10:48 PM

Y'all get your $5000 DOGE checks yet?

Fecking rubes.

#11 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-07-29 07:37 AM

"experts warn". Who are these experts? These same "experts" told use shelves would be empty and inflation would go through the roof after the tariff deals.

#1 | Posted by fishpaw

Hey,

Small town Texas here. We got some empty shelves. They are moving other product in to cover but we are missing some everyday products and other stuff is getting a lot more expensive.

#12 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-07-29 06:55 PM

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