Medicaid cuts hurt those 'fighting to keep children alive’: Mother

(NewsNation) — As lawmakers in Washington, D.C., remain deadlocked over health care spending at the federal level, a similar fight has played out in state houses across the country.

North Carolina and Idaho have recently cut Medicaid payments to providers to help fill budget gaps. Washington state has also cut funds to Medicaid, and Michigan and Pennsylvania are reportedly weighing similar moves.

The cuts have raised significant concerns among caregivers who depend on Medicaid, like North Carolina mother Alessandra Fabrello.

Fabrello has been a medical caretaker for her 18-year-old son with a rare brain cancer condition since he was 9 months old. She said her lawmakers' decisions will cost her family in-home care and other health services.

"We are parents that are fighting to keep our