Disability Rights California (DRC) has strongly criticized Governor Newsom's May Revision budget for cutting essential services for people with disabilities. The budget, which balances without a deficit, includes cuts to Medi-Cal, IHSS, and behavioral health services.
Key points: 1) Reinstating a $2,000 asset limit for Medi-Cal could cut 62,000 disabled adults and seniors from coverage. 2) Immigrants would face $50 monthly premiums and lose full-scope Medi-Cal.
3) IHSS costs are shifted to counties, and the Backup Provider System is eliminated. 4) Funding for community-based mental health services is cut while coercive programs like CARE Court receive hundreds of millions.
DRC calls for alternative revenue sources instead of cutting vital services.