Hundreds of advocates, people with disabilities and PCAs gathered at the State House to deliver a message to Governor Healey, saying No Cuts to the PCA program. Sadie, Tiffanie and Sue from MWCIL rallied at the event.

WGBH published an article about the Rally: Disability advocates rally against proposed cap on in-home aides.

“The PCA program annual costs have grown, from about $1.2 billion in 2020, to an estimated $2 billion by 2027. Due to projected rising costs, the Healey administration is proposing a cap that would tie spending on the program to benchmarks set by the Health Policy Commission in 2026.”

1199 SEIU, IL Centers and other organizations are united around keeping the PCA program to at least the current level.