The OP is probably referring to the state legislature, the governor, and people appointed by the governor.

The state government is controlled by Republicans and though not all Republicans "hate" every aspect of the government, a large contingent of party could be accurately described as hating government involvement in areas they don't agree with--like welfare, disability, healthcare etc...

The leader of the party has explicitly advocated for allowing and encouraging the current healthcare system (the ACA) to implode, so that he can replace it with something else. He also placed people in charge of departments who explicitly stated that such departments shouldn't exist.

This problem didn't start in 2017, it started with the Reagan presidency.

This started long before Reagan. Even Andrew Jackson allowed the Charter of the ancestor of the Federal Reserve to expire.

The consequences of which affect precisely nobody today.

In 2019, we are living in a world where one of the two parties made bad government a cornerstone of their party's policy, ~35 years ago. We are now reaping the wages of that decision.

Yes, this is largely because disability has become the defacto welfare system.