On April 18, 2023, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers, which included more than 50 executive directives aimed at almost every cabinet-level agency. In response to this historic action. In response, PHI has produced a five-part fact sheet series examining the executive order relevant to the direct care workforce. Specifically, this first fact sheet offers ideas for federal regulatory policies and inter-agency collaboration that would enhance compensation for direct care workers.
Key Takeaways
On April 18, 2023, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers, which included more than 50 executive directives.
Despite their essential value and skilled work, direct care workers earn poverty-level wages in jobs with limited benefits that harm their financial security and push them out of direct care.
PHI's first fact sheet on the executive orfder offers ideas for federal regulatory policies and inter-agency collaboration that would enhance compensation for direct care workers.
