The troubling impacts to come from ‘big bill’

While there i’s so much to be concerned about in the recent news, I want to remember for myself and remind others of the ramification of the big bill that was passed last month.

During my mother’s later years, she was in a wonderful facility that my father’s investments covered for a majority of her time. However, due to her longevity, eventually the money ran out and she went on Medicaid. My parents worked hard throughout their careers as teachers and proudly paid their due throughout their lives. We were very much pleased that the facility accepted her switch to Medicaid and that she was able to remain there for the remaining two years of her life.

Through that experience, I learned that there are a great many seniors with similar productive lives who eventually end up on Medicaid. What will happen to all the grandparents out there in two years when the impact of the cuts takes effect and becomes real for all those affected? The fact that they put into the bill that these will not occur until after the midterm elections tells me that they know many more people will have a negative experience.

Please remember this going forward. There was a great deal in that bill that not everyone (including me) really knows about and how lives will be effected.

Beth Elliott

Woodridge