Governor reverses cuts for disabled

[deek]

:bounce: (crossing fingers)

Governor reverses cuts for disabled
The deal could still unravel if the U.S. won't bend its rules.

By Clea Benson -- Bee Capitol Bureau - (Published April 23, 2004)

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger earned a mixed reaction from activists and Democratic lawmakers Thursday after he backed off proposed cuts to services for disabled people for the second time in his tenure.


Administration officials said at a Senate budget hearing that they would try to get the federal government to subsidize a state home-care program instead of cutting it as originally proposed in the GOP governor's January budget.

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Administration officials said they had no reason to believe they wouldn't get federal approval for their plan and would amend the budget to keep the program going. But they said they would reconsider the cuts if the federal approval did not come through.

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For advocates, the emphasis now shifts to fighting Schwarzenegger's other proposed cuts to home care, which has become, over the last decade, the centerpiece of the state's programs for people who need long-term help if they are to continue to live in their own homes.

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http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/v-print/story/9018539p-9944476c.html

[Kadie]

1. If they cut home-care assistance

they are going to create an even bigger problem. Many people will just have to put their loved ones into nursing homes. This is much more costly, not to mention the fact that many of the nursing homes have waiting lists, are under staffed, and unfortunately are a mess. More people needing nursing home care will create yet another problem for this state. I really hope the feds help out, but I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't.