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Parents Alarmed by Trump's Medicaid Cuts Threatening Disability Rights

12/5/2025

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Story summary
  • Lindsay Crain and other parents express concern about U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts threatening Medicaid services.
  • The proposed cuts could affect therapies and support crucial for their children's independence.
  • Advocates warn that moving special education oversight to Health and Human Services could undo decades of disability-rights progress.
  • Federal laws still protect their children's rights to education and services.