Disabled Clinton Township Man Fights Medicaid Cuts

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI — A disabled Clinton Township man is fighting changes to Medicaid funding that may force him to sell his home and move into a nursing home. Chris Meadows’ muscular dystrophy forced him into an early retirement from the United States Social Security Administration. But he has been able to live on his own with benefits from medicaid — until now.

“They stated that I required skilled nursing care. This was a shock to me and everyone I know,” Meadows said, during a visit to his home -- where his MSU pride is clearly marked for all to see. “Even my pulmonary specialist stated that this was baseless, and that anyone who met me would know that.”

“I’m not just trying to fight this for me but for all of the people out there, like me,” said Meadows, whose brother had muscular dystrophy and died at the age of 34. “I’ve never thought of myself as disabled, just a normal person with limitations. The way I’m being treated and judged right now has made me feel more disabled and different than ever.”

For more, go to the Macomb Daily.

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