Readers respond to an essay by a conservative mother on the importance of Medicaid to the care of her disabled son.

Advocates warn that reductions created by the recent congressional budget may destabilize group homes and strain already fragile systems.

Four years before Kimberly Gallagher enrolled in Medicaid herself, the public health insurance program’s rules prompted her to make an excruciating choice — to give up guardianship of her son so she ...