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Nursing homes, health care associations sue Youngkin over vetoed nursing home bill – Virginia Mercury

“The governor vetoed an effort to bolster staffing efforts at nursing homes, lawsuit alleges the veto was ‘unconstitutional.’”

The largest group of workers in the US provides personal care services to the elderly, people with disabilities, and children. These direct care workers are also some of the most underpaid. Medicaid is a primary source of funding for many of their employers.

Care workers are deeply undervalued and underpaid: Estimating fair and equitable wages in the care sectors – EPI

Direct Care Workers in the United States: Key Facts 2024 – PHI


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