To: The California State House, The California State Senate, and Governor Gavin Newsom
Retinstate $15 billion to CA Health and Human Services
Reinstate the cuts ($15 billion) that were made to Health and Human Services over the past 3 years. Specifically reinstate the money to In Home Support Services and MediCal for the disabled and elderly.
Stop the current ongoing privatization (changing these long standing programs into "managed care") of IHSS and MediCal as well.
Stop the current ongoing privatization (changing these long standing programs into "managed care") of IHSS and MediCal as well.
Why is this important?
In the past 3 years the state of CA has cut $15 billion in services to the most vulnerable low income disabled and elderly. Cuts to programs such as In Home Support Services for the home bound and disabled and Medi-Cal (Medicaid in CA), have brought devastating results. I suffer from non-HIV AIDS and have lost long time good care caregivers as a result of the cuts. Because of this loss I contracted a severe skin parasite as I had to turn to an unqualified volunteer to help me who was not conscientious about telling me if he had anything contagious wrong with him.
Also due to the privatization of MediCal into managed care I no longer have a doctor as the managed care company does not allow home visits as I am completely home bound.
Also due to the privatization of MediCal into managed care I no longer have a doctor as the managed care company does not allow home visits as I am completely home bound.