….."We're here in Atlanta to demand freedom from nursing homes and
institutions for people with disabilities and who are older," said Randy
Alexander, Organizer for Tennessee ADAPT. "Currently, Medicaid law is
biased in favor of forcing people into expensive nursing facilities and
other institutions, rather than mandating that people can choose to stay
at home with the assistance they need. As a result, hundreds of thousands
of older and disabled Americans have lost their homes and their freedom,
and have been virtually locked up for the crime of disability or age. It's
a violation of our civil rights!"……
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