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(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 health care workforce. Improving job

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

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Real wage growth in the U.S. health workforce and the narrowing …

(3 days ago) WEBAs a percentage of men's, women's median wages in nursing declined from 95.7% in 2001 to 94.3% in 2017 but still reflected the greater pay parity found in this job. …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8403397/

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New report shows how care workers are undervalued and deserve …

(1 days ago) WEBThe report also presents a set of benchmarks for setting higher wages for child care and home health care workers, finding that care workers should be paid, at …

https://www.epi.org/press/new-report-shows-how-care-workers-are-undervalued-and-deserve-higher-wages/

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Placing a Higher Value on Direct Care Workers - Commonwealth …

(5 days ago) WEBSome programs rely on time-limited public or philanthropic funding. Documenting how better training or higher wages for direct care workers can improve …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/2021/jul/placing-higher-value-direct-care-workers

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In Demand and Undervalued—The Plight of American Healthcare …

(3 days ago) WEBUNIONIZATION. Unions representing health care workers have been active in the fight for a higher minimum wage. However, collective bargaining—the process of negotiation …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6336075/

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Just Wages for the Workforce: Why Health Care Should Lead the …

(4 days ago) WEBThe pandemic presents the perfect moment for a long-overdue reconsideration of our economy along just wage lines, and health care provides the ideal sector for the …

https://www.chausa.org/publications/health-progress/archive/article/spring-2022/just-wages-for-the-workforce-why-health-care-should-lead-the-way

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Fact Sheet: Strengthening the Health Care Workforce AHA

(9 days ago) WEBThe health care workforce supports American jobs, serves American communities and spurs American economic activity. Indeed, hospitals and health …

https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2021-05-26-fact-sheet-strengthening-health-care-workforce

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The Health Care Workforce Needs Higher Wages and Better …

(7 days ago) WEBThe Health Care Workforce Needs Higher Wages and Better Opportunities. This article describes the direct care workforce in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic …

https://www.phinational.org/resource/the-health-care-workforce-needs-higher-wages-and-better-opportunities/

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Data Brief: Health Care Workforce Challenges Threaten Hospitals

(8 days ago) WEBAn analysis of EMSI data found that there will be a critical shortage of 3.2 million health care workers by 2026 illustrating the magnitude of the problem facing the …

https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2021-11-01-data-brief-health-care-workforce-challenges-threaten-hospitals-ability-care

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Arguments for and Against the $15 Minimum Wage for Health …

(3 days ago) WEBThere are additional arguments for a $15-per-hour minimum wage. Given the large size of the health care industry, a $15-per-hour wage would put economic pressure on markets …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6336047/

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Real wage growth in the U.S. health workforce and the narrowing …

(4 days ago) WEBHealthcare has been identified as a job engine during recent recessions in the U.S. Whether the healthcare sector provides better than average pay remains a …

https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12960-021-00647-3

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Setting higher wages for child care and home health care workers …

(9 days ago) WEBBy the numbers. Child care and home health care workers, and care work as a whole, are deeply undervalued and underpaid, in part because of historical racism, …

https://www.epi.org/publication/higher-wages-for-child-care-and-home-health-care-workers/

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Why Raising Healthcare Workers Wages Pays Off - Forbes

(7 days ago) WEBThe higher wages, collectively accounting for 1.3% of personal health spending in the state, would lead to an estimated 3% rise in operating costs across …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2023/05/11/why-raising-healthcare-workers-wages-pays-off/

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Are health care wages going up—permanently? - Advisory

(8 days ago) WEBUpdated on July 28, 2023. In a recent survey, 75% of health system administrators said they've raised clinicians' base salaries, while almost 90% have …

https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2021/10/20/health-care-wages

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Direct Care Worker Pay and Benefits Are Low Despite High …

(8 days ago) WEBThe demand for direct care workers 2 is high and is only expected to increase, due to an aging U.S. population and an increase in the use of home-based …

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/direct-care-worker-pay-and-benefits-are-low-despite-high-demand-for-services/

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New CA law raises minimum wage for health care workers

(8 days ago) WEBThat rate would increase 3.5% annually until it reaches $25 in 2033. Community clinics would start the pay increase at $21 per hour in 2024, rising to $22 in …

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

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What Do We Owe Health Care Workers Who Earn Low Wages?

(6 days ago) WEBPatient care assistants earn on average $17 000 to $27 000 per year, 2 while certified nursing assistants earn on average $22 000 to $31 000 per year, depending on the state …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/what-do-we-owe-health-care-workers-who-earn-low-wages/2022-09

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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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All states must set higher wage benchmarks for home health care …

(1 days ago) WEBAt the national level, the average hourly wage for these workers is about $13.50. The places where home health care workers are currently paid the highest …

https://www.epi.org/publication/state-home-health-care-wages/

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