Earlier today, The New York Times published an article about how Indiana family caregivers are facing changes in the state’s home caregiving program due to budget cuts.
During the pandemic, states received federal funds to finance programs to support home caregivers, so that they could care for their children and adult relatives that are ill.
Indiana, like many other states, has announced plans to end the program, citing they are $1 billion short in the state Medicaid budget. “By July 1, parents and guardians caring for children and spouses caring for their partners would have to enroll in a different program for far less pay.”
Read the full article here.