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Pandemic Could Hurt Home-Based Care for Kids With 24/7 Needs
Jamie Davis Smith is pictured with her daughter Claire, now 14. Claire has a rare chromosomal abnormality that has left her with a variety of disabling conditions including epilepsy, chronic lung disease, asthma and autism. She benefits from a Medicaid provided service that allows her family to care for her in their Washington, D.C., home, but she would be waitlisted for a similar program if the family moved to Maryland to benefit from better special education programs for their other children.
Jamie Davis Smith
The story has been updated to correct the first name of Jessica Schubel, a senior policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.