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Budget cuts aimed at older adults anger California lawmakers

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Judie Shape, center, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, but isn't showing symptoms, presses her hand against her window after a visit through the window and on the phone with her daughter Lori Spencer, left, and her son-in-law Michael Spencer, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., near Seattle. In-person visits are not allowed at the nursing home, which is at the center of the outbreak of the new coronavirus in the United States. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Posted at 4:46 PM, May 19, 2020
and last updated 2020-05-19 19:46:55-04

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to cover the state's budget deficit includes slashing spending that keeps more than 45,000 people out of nursing homes.

The proposed cuts have angered state lawmakers from both major political parties. They say the cuts would be irresponsible in light of a coronavirus pandemic that has spread through nursing homes across the state.

Newsom is proposing to make fewer older adults eligible for Mediciad. And he has suggested reducing funding for a nutrtion program that offers meals to older adults in group settings.

The proposal also includes a temporary 10% rate increase for skilled nursing facilities 

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