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Why Improving Low-Wage Health Care Jobs Is Critical …

(5 days ago) WEBThe median hourly wage for direct care workers in 2020 was $13.56, and their median annual earnings were just $20 200. 1 In fact, 45% of direct care workers rely on some form of public assistance, including Medicaid …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/why-improving-low-wage-health-care-jobs-critical-health-equity/2022-09

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Small Business Health Options Program HealthCare.gov

(4 days ago) WEBLearn how to get health insurance for employees. Marketplace for Small Business, 50 employees or fewer. Small Business Health Options Program details

https://www.healthcare.gov/small-businesses/

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Worried About Healthcare Affordability for Your Low …

(8 days ago) WEBPlan cost is lower: average total health plan cost is $11,014 per employee vs. $14,655 in the high-wage group. An important contributing factor is that employees in the low-wage group are less …

https://www.mercer.com/en-us/insights/us-health-news/worried-about-healthcare-affordability-for-your-low-wage-workers/

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Worksite Health Promotion for Low-wage Workers: A Scoping …

(3 days ago) WEBLow-wage workers. The U.S. has a higher incidence of low-wage workers, defined as those with weekly earnings below 150% of the federal minimum wage for a 40-hour …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5770241/

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Low-Income Workers: Millions of Full-Time Workers in the Private …

(Just Now) WEBWhat GAO Found. The 12 million wage-earning adults (ages 19 to 64) enrolled in Medicaid—a joint federal-state program that finances health care for low …

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-410t

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A policy agenda for essential, low-wage health workers …

(4 days ago) WEBMedian wages in health care support, service, and direct care jobs were just $13.48 an hour in 2019—well short of a living wage and far lower than the median pay of doctors (over $100 per hour

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/essential-but-undervalued-millions-of-health-care-workers-arent-getting-the-pay-or-respect-they-deserve-in-the-covid-19-pandemic/

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Double Jeopardy: Low Wage Workers at Risk for Health …

(4 days ago) WEBA large number of low-wage workers are working directly in the health care workforce. 3.5 million low-wage workers are in the health and social services industry, with the greatest number of those

https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/double-jeopardy-low-wage-workers-at-risk-for-health-and-financial-implications-of-covid-19/

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How companies can make health care affordable for low-wage …

(2 days ago) WEBEmployer-sponsored health insurance historically offered access to affordable health care to many Americans of every social and economic class. But low …

https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/careers/how-companies-can-make-health-care-affordable-for-low-wage-workers/

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Small Business and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) HealthCare.gov

(2 days ago) WEBThe Affordable Care Act (sometimes called the health care law, or ACA) established the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) for small employers (generally those …

https://www.healthcare.gov/small-businesses/learn-more/how-aca-affects-businesses/

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Employer health care is expensive, and low-wage workers are …

(1 days ago) WEBAccording to the survey, workers at lower-wage companies pay an average of $7,000 a year family plan — $1,000 more than employees at companies with higher …

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/9/30/20891305/health-care-employer-sponsored-premiums-cost-voxcare

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How affordability of employer coverage varies by family income

(8 days ago) WEBThe degree of financial protection from high health care costs varies considerably across employer plans and by family income. People in lower-income …

https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/how-affordability-of-health-care-varies-by-income-among-people-with-employer-coverage/

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As health care costs rise, workers at low-wage firms may pay

(5 days ago) WEBThe survey found that the average family coverage ran $20,576 in 2019, a 5 percent increase over last year. Workers paid nearly 30 percent of the total, or $6,015, …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/health-care-costs-rise-workers-low-wage-firms-may-pay-n1058821

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Benefits Matter to Low-Wage Workers - Mercer

(9 days ago) WEBSecond on the list is work-life balance and workload. Mental health is the third top concern across all employees, but it is most pronounced amongst younger …

https://www.mercer.com/en-us/insights/us-health-news/benefits-matter-to-low-wage-workers/

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The health care workforce needs higher wages and better

(4 days ago) WEBNearly half (44%) of health care apprenticeships are the minimum length of one year, and the average hourly wage upon completion is $17.86. Building a stronger …

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-heath-care-workforce-needs-higher-wages-and-better-opportunities/

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Many Health Workers Earned Low Wages, Suffered Losses During …

(3 days ago) WEBHome care workers in Virginia currently make about $23,000 a year, according to federal statistics from 2019. Other health workers are facing the pandemic …

https://www.npr.org/local/305/2021/03/10/975626535/many-health-workers-earned-low-wages-suffered-losses-during-the-pandemic

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Promoting health equity for low-wage workers - Aetna

(8 days ago) WEBHigher incidence of preventable disease. Later-stage recognition and treatment of diseases. Limited ability to navigate health system and comply with self-care regimens. Treatment …

https://www.aetna.com/document-library/employers/resources/documents/aetna-social-determinants.pdf

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The Struggles of Low-Wage Work CLASP

(2 days ago) WEBAccess to Health Care Benefits. 73% of the workers earning lowest wages did not have access to health care through their job. Access to Paid and Unpaid Leave. …

https://www.clasp.org/publications/fact-sheet/struggles-low-wage-work-0/

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Our employment system has failed low-wage workers. How can …

(8 days ago) WEBNote: We define vulnerable jobs as those that pay less than the median wage and do not provide employer- sponsored health care. Since the 1970s, low …

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/our-employment-system-is-failing-low-wage-workers-how-do-we-make-it-more-resilient/

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New CA law raises minimum wage for health care workers

(8 days ago) WEBOther health care employers would increase their minimum wage to $21 per hour in 2024, $23 in 2026 and $25 by 2028. The new law will drive up state spending …

https://calmatters.org/health/2023/10/california-minimum-wage-health-care-law/

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Disparities in Health Care Use Among Low-Salary and High-Salary …

(9 days ago) WEBThe median salary was $61,013 with an IQR of $42,000 to $85,100, and the highest salaries were truncated at $200,000. We categorize employees into 4 salary …

https://www.ajmc.com/view/disparities-in-health-care-use-among-low-salary-and-high-salary-employees

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Health Care Use And Spending Patterns Vary By Wage Level In …

(9 days ago) WEB11 Avoidable or ambulatory care–sensitive hospitalization rates (shown as avoidable admissions in Exhibit 2) followed a similar pattern across wage categories, at …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1147

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California's Medicaid experiment, CalAIM, leans on nonprofits to …

(6 days ago) WEBFor instance, L.A. Care Health Plan, the largest Medi-Cal insurer in California, has given $66 million to community organizations for hiring and other CalAIM needs, …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/14/1251004146/california-medicaid-experiment-calaim-medi-cal-nonprofits?1122

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California Healthcare Workers Minimum Wage - National Law …

(9 days ago) WEBSB 525 establishes that for exempt healthcare employees paid on a salary basis, a covered employee’s monthly salary shall be no less than 150% of the …

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/california-raises-minimum-wages-healthcare-workers-effective-june-1-2024

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Legal battle over health costs could change workplace benefits

(Just Now) WEBAn emerging legal battle over workplace health insurance could empower employees to fight back against high costs and put new pressure on their employers.. …

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/13/health-care-costs-employers-insurance

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Benefits for Health Care Workers Insights The Hartford

(3 days ago) WEBBut health care groups that are in-tune with the unique needs of their providers know that a holistic benefits package includes resources for all facets of well …

https://www.thehartford.com/insights/employee-benefits/health-care-workers-benefits

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Patients with private insurance can face higher health costs at …

(8 days ago) WEBIn 2022, hospital services accounted for 42% of health care spending for people with private health insurance, and price hikes from hospitals were a significant …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/private-insurers-patients-can-face-higher-health-costs-hospitals-rcna151951

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Doctors Are Employees Now. It’s Time for Us to Unionize.

(Just Now) WEBAfter publishing a report in 2019 that found that Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore sued hundreds of patients, including low-wage employees, each year over unpaid debts, …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/doctors-are-employees-now-it-s-time-for-us-to-unionize/ar-AA1jdF8b

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Sweeping VA bill seeks more pay flexibility for health care workers

(Just Now) WEBVA would have to give Congress an annual report on the outcome of these pay evaluations, and all resulting market pay adjustments. The bill would also give the …

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2024/05/sweeping-va-bill-seeks-more-pay-flexibility-for-health-care-workers-stricter-ehr-requirements/

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Maximize health care opportunities and minimize costs Expert …

(7 days ago) WEBHealth care costs today require a joint effort, a collaboration of provision and use. As an employer, knowing the options and needs of your employee population is …

https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/05/07/maximize-health-care-opportunities-and-minimize-costs-expert-column/

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Fast-food workers make $20 an hour. California's other low-wage …

(2 days ago) WEBThe fast-food and healthcare wage requirements join a separate patchwork of mandates ordered by some California cities that require employers to pay more than …

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-09/fast-food-workers-now-make-20-an-hour-californias-other-low-wage-earners-ask-what-about-us

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Governor Newsom Unveils Revised State Budget - California …

(7 days ago) WEBWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Governor’s revised budget proposal closes both this year’s remaining $27.6 billion budget shortfall and next year’s projected …

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/05/10/revised-state-budget-may-2024-25/

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Black workers in the US private sector McKinsey

(4 days ago) WEBThe Black labor force is concentrated in states in the South. Almost 60 percent of the Black labor force (11.8 million people) is concentrated in the South, …

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/Race-in-the-workplace-The-Black-experience-in-the-US-private-sector

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California Workers Lost $4,000 in Wages - Newsweek

(6 days ago) WEBA new report from Rutgers University found that California workers paid below the minimum wage lost on average nearly $4,000 a year over the past decade.. …

https://www.newsweek.com/california-workers-lost-money-minimum-wage-violations-1901118

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Family caregivers struggle to balance work-life, need help on the job

(2 days ago) WEB67% of family caregivers have difficulty balancing their jobs with caregiving duties. 27% of working caregivers have shifted from full-time to part-time work or have …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/05/16/aarp-family-caregivers-need-employer-help/73669806007/

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Providing health care benefits to employees becoming unsustainable

(4 days ago) WEBAbout half of Ohio’s working population obtains their health care benefits from their employer as part of a compensation package. Lately, our local job creators …

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/contributors/2024/05/07/providing-health-care-benefits-to-employees-becoming-unsustainable/73597875007/

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UC increases minimum wage for designated health care employees

(8 days ago) WEBThe hourly minimum wage for designated health care employees will increase to $23/hour effective June 1, 2024, $24/hour effective June 1, 2025, and …

https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/employee-news/uc-increases-minimum-wage-for-designated-health-care-employees/

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