[Winona Online Democracy]
Title: Sustainability Series
I'm concerned about the proposed reduction in
MinnesotaCare funding at a time when Congress is looking at reductions in
Medicaid. How will the decisions impact local people? I'd like to hear from the healthcare and dental care
professionals as well as nursing homes and citizens currently receiving
coverage by MinnesotaCare and Medicaid.
Everyone must think seriously about the
implications of cuts and be ready to privately accept the consequences. Can
you pick up the healthcare and dental bills of family members no longer covered
by these programs? Can you welcome elderly parents into your home and provide
round-the-clock care that they had been receiving in a nursing home before their
Medicaid coverage was cut? We can wax nostalgically about the years when our grandparents moved in with us
when their money ran out and how we gained from three-generation family life
together, but what was it really like? If we return to that lifestyle, we
must be commited to take care of our "own." We must also wonder who will
care for those who have no family to pick up the bills. Perhaps, our churches
will have to step forward and offer respite care for the uncared for
people. Maybe, that is our 21st century calling. What do you
think?
Karen Fawcett
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