The article reflects on the lessons learned from dealing with societal changes, particularly since Donald Trump took office. The author discusses how personal experiences with home maintenance translate to a broader understanding of governmental functions and services. This includes revelations about how Medicaid operates and the potential impact of spending freezes on essential services like Meals on Wheels, which serves vulnerable populations. The piece underscores the importance of understanding these systems as they become increasingly disrupted in today's political environment.
One benefit of getting older and having a family and a house to take care of is that you learn a little bit about How Things Work.
It's been 11 days since Donald Trump was sworn into office, and the list of usually taken-for-granted things that have been broken is already long.
Because of the spending freeze, I learned how Medicaid gets paid out: the program operates via Payment Management Services, which distributes federal grants.
Leaders of Meals on Wheels warned that the spending freeze had the potential to interrupt its operations, revealing how nonprofits provide quasi-official governmental services.
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