(AP) – In-home care providers say that proposed cuts to a
Missouri Medicaid program providing in-home care to the elderly and people with
disabilities will end up shifting costs to hospital visits.
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens last week proposed cutting $52 million from state revenue
to a home and community based services program. The service provides an in-home
care provider to help people with cooking, cleaning, bathing and organizing
medicine.
The cuts would require people to show a greater level of need to qualify for
in-home and nursing home care.
Care providers say that without someone to help the elderly or disabled with
organizing medicines or cooking meals, they could end up in the hospital.
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