The Coalition welcomes Dr. Ayanna Bennett as she assumes leadership of DC Health and shares our letter that was sent to the DC Council Committee on Health in July on stalled workforce reforms that could help address the direct care workforce shortage.
The DC Council Committee on Health hosted a public roundtable on Medicaid renewals on Monday September 11, 2023. Medicaid renewal rates for non-MAGI beneficiaries including seniors and people with disabilities are much lower than anticipated. Read the Coalition’s testimony before the Committee on Health and learn about the solutions we are proposing.
The DC Coalition on Long Term Care’s 2023 Long Term Care Direct Care Workforce Survey, released on February 14, shows that the direct care workforce crisis has not abated. Providers are still struggling to recruit and retain workers. The dire shortage of workers is driving up costs and reducing access to care for seniors and[…]