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Vt. minimum wage hike could impact Medicaid long-term care program
But there could soon be more pressure on the program's budget if a $12.55 minimum wage hike is approved. "We're spending 27 percent more to provide the service than we're receiving from the Medicaid program," said Jill Olson with the VNAs of Vermont, a statewide organization representing home health agencies.
She says half of the Vermonters working in the program switch jobs every year and that 25 percent of its personal care jobs are vacant.
About 600 of those workers currently make under $15 an hour.
But there could soon be more pressure on the program's budget if a $12.55 minimum wage hike is approved. "We're spending 27 percent more to provide the service than we're receiving from the Medicaid program," said Jill Olson with the VNAs of Vermont, a statewide organization representing home health agencies.
She says half of the Vermonters working in the program switch jobs every year and that 25 percent of its personal care jobs are vacant.
About 600 of those workers currently make under $15 an hour.
