HealthCare Notes

7/15/17

Trump voter fighting cerebral palsy fears life would be ‘destroyed’ by massive Trumpcare cuts

Trump voter fighting cerebral palsy fears life would be ‘destroyed’ by massive Trumpcare cuts

"An Arkansas man who voted enthusiastically for President Donald Trump last fall is now worried about how he’ll be affected by both the GOP’s proposed budget and the party’s proposed health care legislation. The Washington Post’s Catherine Rampell reports that 36-year-old Trump voter Bradley Ledgerwood is worried about proposed cuts to two programs that have helped him survive ever since he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of just two years old: Medicaid and legal aid."