The article from Mother Jones highlights a burgeoning crisis for the 7 million Medicaid recipients who rely on home and community-based services (HCBS) to live independently, as they face the dual threats of escalating climate disasters and systemic federal funding cuts. Experts warn that a combination of GOP-led budget cuts to Medicaid and the dismantling of FEMA’s resilience programs has left under-resourced care providers unable to plan for evacuations or emergency contingencies. This lack of federal-to-local support, compounded by low wages for home care workers, is increasingly forcing disabled and elderly individuals out of their communities and back into more restrictive institutional settings during extreme weather events.

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