A Message for RFK

Podcast Episode

In this powerful episode of The Advocacy Life, Kevin G. Nunez addresses recent alarming statements made by Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., regarding Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). Kevin breaks down why the suggestion to eliminate pay for family caregivers is not only dangerous but a step toward “building smaller prisons” instead of true community inclusion.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The Reality of Care: Kevin shares his personal experience living with Cerebral Palsy, requiring total care, and the necessity of support for daily living.
• A History Lesson: Remembering how RFK’s own father exposed the “snake pits” of institutions like Willowbrook in 1975.
• The Economic Argument: Why HCBS is more cost-effective for society than institutionalization.
• Human Rights over Fraud Prevention: Why punishing millions of families to catch “waste” is a “short-sighted” policy that robs Americans of their right to dream.

“Don’t lock the doors from the inside. Everyone deserves the chance to walk through.

Show Notes

RFK Jr. Takes Issue With Medicaid Paying Family Caregivers

Transcript