THE WASHINGTON POST
MONDAY, MAY 12 2003
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In Brief

THE REGION
[Headline] Protesters Denounce Medicare Rules

About 150 people in wheelchairs gathered outside the White House yesterday to demand an apology from President Bush and Congress for what they said were decades of forced institutionalization caused by rigid Medicare rules that favor nursing homes and other institutions over at-home care for the disabled.

About two dozen protesters, chanting "free our people," hand-cuffed themselves to the fence in front of the White House, but D.C. police officers quickly unlocked and confiscated the handcuffs.

Organizers said the protest was the start of five days of action to push for passage of the Medicaid Community-Based Attendant Services and Supports Act, which would allow people with disabilities to receive Medicaid to cover care in their homes rather than forcing them to go to nursing homes and other facilities.

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