We the undersigned oppose the elimination of Medi-Cal funding for Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) as part of the effort to balance the 2011-2012 state budget. ADHCs offer a cost-effective, vital and caring service for elderly and disabled adults in our community. According to the legislative analyst, “savings from the elimination of the ADHC benefit would be offset by additional costs in Medi-Cal and other state programs.” In addition to costing the state more over the long term, eliminating funding for ADHCs would cost 7,600 people their jobs and would result in millions of dollars of lost income for the state.

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