Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch to hold media availability Tuesday with parent of a medically complex child
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 5, 2024) ??In an attempt to address a $1 billion shortfall in its Medicaid budget, the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) proposed cuts to the Attendant Care program, which provides funding to parents and legal guardians who care for their medically complex children.
Last week, in response, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Chair of the Indiana Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Task Force, called for a pause in the proposed cuts until Hoosiers can be confident these children continue getting the care they need.?
Lt. Gov. Crouch will be holding a media availability in her Statehouse office with? a parent of a medically complex child who will be directly impacted by these cuts. Kim Dodson, CEO of The Arc of Indiana, a nonprofit that ?promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will be available for questions after the media availability.?
WHO:
Suzanne Crouch, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
Parent of a medically complex child?
Kim Dodson, Chief Executive Officer, The Arc of Indiana
WHAT:?
Media availability with Lt. Gov. Crouch and a parent of a medically complex child
WHEN:
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024
9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ET
WHERE:
Indiana Statehouse
200 W. Washington St., Room #333
Indianapolis, IN 46204
RSVP:
Please RSVP in advance by sending an email to [email protected].?
NOTE:
No flash photography allowed. Media can begin to arrive at 9:15 a.m.?
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The Lieutenant Governor serves as President of the Indiana Senate, Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, chairs the Indiana Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Task Force & Indiana Roundtable on Mental Health, and oversees four state agencies.
Click here for a high resolution photo of Lt. Gov. Crouch.?
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