NAVIGATING PAYMENT, POLICY, AND HEALTH SYSTEMS: HOW THE ORGANIZATION OF PAID CARE AFFECTS WORKERS AND FAMILIES
2024

Navigating Payment, Policy, and Health Systems in Paid Care

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Author Information

Author(s): Franzosa Emily

Primary Institution: Oxford University Press US

Conclusion

The research highlights innovative ways to improve pay and job stability for paid caregivers, which may help reduce complexity in the paid care system.

Supporting Evidence

  • State policies like hazard pay can help stabilize the workforce shortage during crises.
  • Holding multiple direct care jobs may help workers escape poverty.
  • Integrating paid caregivers into health care teams can improve care delivery.

Takeaway

This study looks at how to make paid care jobs better for workers and easier for families to understand, especially after the challenges brought by COVID-19.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1093/geroni/igae098.0390

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