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Home‑care providers warn of collapsing caregiver workforce, ask delegation to consider higher Medicaid reimbursements
Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation · October 27, 2025
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Summary
Home‑based care advocates told the delegation that Medicaid reimbursement rates (~$19.87 per unit reported) are too low to retain home health aides, contributing to a labor shortage. Speakers asked lawmakers to increase reimbursements to keep patients at home and avoid institutional care.
Sean Schwing, representing Carian Home Care and the Home Care Association of Florida, told the delegation that the state is experiencing a severe shortage of home health aides because Medicaid managed‑care reimbursements paid to providers are too low to offer competitive wages.…
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