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Sunday, April 19, 2026

Letter: An unfair pay raise for home care workers - The Daily Freeman

Dear Editor,

On October 1st, thousands of home care workers under state Medicaid are due to receive a $2 an hour raise. They will then earn $17 an hour downstate, and $15.20 an hour elsewhere.

But will the home care agencies they work for receive enough to manage the increase? That’s not quite clear. The state will release the funding to private insurance firms, but allows them to decide how much mo . . .

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