I know it’s not easy to provide good benefits with reimbursement rates what they are, but there are employers out there who are doing things to help.

PHI has a Health Care for Health Care Workers campaign whose whole purpose is to work with policymakers and employers to extend health care coverage to more direct-care workers, so you might want to talk to someone on that campaign. If you’re in one of the states where a HCHCW staff member or affiliate is based, you’ll probably want to talk to him or her. If not, our national campaign manager, Allison Lee, would love to hear from you. You can find a list of PHI staff and contact info on our website (http://www.hchcw.org/) under About Us.