HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – Adagio House, a nonprofit organization in Harrisonburg, founded in 2018, is speaking out about the recent struggles its faced after the Big Beautiful Bill was signed in July.

Hepler said when the nonprofit was founded seven years ago, it aimed to ‘reimagine’ care for those with disabilities and their caregivers.

“We are a non-profit ensuring people living with disabilities and their caregivers and family members are valued, cared for, and included as members of our communities. We are envisioning a future where everyone belongs,” April Hepler, the Founder and Executive Director of Adagio House, said.

Hepler said that staff try to provide accessible service to everyone regardless of their ability to pay.

“We accept Medicaid and Medicare. A lot of places don’t do that, because Medicaid and Medicare are the lowest reimburse when you take insurance,” she said.

The organization is now facing challenges regarding insurance policies, and as a result, they have acknowledged the losses they are incurring.

“We have seen a loss in the last four weeks of about 6,000 dollars, which is a significant increase, and we expect that kind of loss to continue as we watch things get enacted from the bill that was passed in July,” Hepler said.

Hepler later explained, “There is an expected 1 trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid starting in January of 2027 and over the following 10 years. We are anticipating that our Medicaid clients will not have any coverage at all and will need to figure out how to serve them when they can’t afford to pay. Or they may have a loss of coverage that happens unexpectedly, and they may be coming for services, and suddenly we are not getting reimbursed for those services.”

This led Hepler and the Adagio staff to seek additional ways to raise money to maintain the nonprofit and its services.

“Honestly, if this all comes to pass, we are going to need to have major fundraising efforts in order to be able to continue to serve the people that we have been serving. We also hope to pay off our mortgage to reduce our monthly expenses,” she said.

The organization recently held its annual Great Valley Baking Challenge, but Hepler said that the funds brought in through that event were a fraction of what was raised last year.

Their next fundraising event is their end-of-year giving campaign through letter writing

“That will set us up to serve more people as they lose their insurance coverage,” Hepler said.

The nonprofit works to pay off its mortgage and raise funds for the business.

To learn more about the Adagio House, you can visit the nonprofit’s website.