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Lawmakers press department on whether rate increases reached direct-care staff; agency cites audits and follow-up survey
Summary
Legislators pressed Department of Health and Welfare leaders about whether recent rate increases intended to support Idaho’s direct-care workforce have actually reached front-line staff.
Legislators pressed Department of Health and Welfare leaders about whether rate increases intended to bolster Idaho’s direct-care workforce have reached front-line staff.
Deputy Director Juliette Sharon said the department previously identified that only a small percentage of rate increases reached direct-care wages. "We've done a follow-up cost survey this year," she told the committee, and the department is evaluating potential authority to…
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