If given an opportunity to share with Gov. Sam Brownback her personal opinion about the state’s privatized Medicaid system, Topeka resident Jill Bronaugh would speak of the struggle to care for her son with cerebral palsy.
Bronaugh’s 9-year-old boy, Nicholas, cannot walk unaided. He qualifies for skilled nursing assistance that allows him to live outside hospitals and institutions. A nurse accompanies him to school and cares for him while his parents work to provide for the family of five.