House Budget Would Reduce Program to Assist Kids With Disabilities
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which helps to pay for medical care for children with severe disabilities in low income families, has grown 40 percent in the last decade. However, the recent House budget resolution proposes reducing program incentives.
The cuts to the SSI program would save 1.4 billion over the next 10 years, NPR reports. Sixteen major advocacy groups have set up a coalition to preserve the program and lobby Congress.
SSI serves more than 1 million children who suffer from conditions ranging from autism to Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder.
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