Texas got millions to boost pay for strapped health care attendants. It left out the largest group.
Mary Morris is a home health attendant, one of many caregivers taking care of more than a million sick and elderly Texans Friday, March 20, 2020, in South Houston, Texas. These caregivers are some of the most burdened in the health care industry; making little above minimum wage, often have multiple jobs, no paid sick leave, and are caring for the people most vulnerable to Covid-19.
But even that small gesture is now in question, as the Health and Human Services Commission omitted the largest single group of health attendants, who serve about 130,000 low-income Texans. “If you’re helping people out there making $8.20 an hour, $8.50 an hour, and they get a $400 or $500 bonus, that’s meaningful,” Borel said. “The fact that they did not include this largest of the community attendant service programs is a huge concern.”The agency has not publicly acknowledged the exclusion, but says it may expand eligibility in the future.
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