David Ward
Families and businesses across the country continue trying to understand the many ways health care reform will impact them. We’re right there with you – we want to know how employers and direct care workers will be affected by this sweeping reform. We know that it holds promise and that thousands of direct care workers will now have insurance. But every situation is different. We’ve put together a fact sheet exploring different situations and giving examples, such as:
Direct Care Worker #1—An uninsured single-parent with two children and an income of $20,500 (earning $9.84 per hour—the median wage for home health aides—and working full-time, year-round). Because this worker’s income is below 133 percent of the federal poverty line ($24,352), she or he would be eligible for Medicaid coverage starting in 2014. Some states already provide Medicaid or other public coverage to workers in this income range.
To find an example that fits you, read the complete fact sheet.
