Medicaid: Senate Votes To Extend Medicaid For Disabled Kids
Change would end income loophole for many families.States could allow middle-income families with disabled children to buy into Medicaid under legislation approved by the Senate in a May 6 voice vote. "Many parents of disabled children have to drop out of the workforce or keep themselves in a low-paying job just to remain eligible for Medicaid," said Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), who teamed with Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) to introduce the Family Opportunity Act, S 622.Often private insurance does not cover the broad array of benefits, such as physical therapy and medical equipment, that disabled...
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