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Providers tell subcommittee rate boosts and predictable adjustments are needed to stop staffing collapse
Summary
Service providers across the hearing said recent rate increases have been helpful but insufficient, pressed for predictable rate adjustments (including a 10% increase for IDD services and a $5/hour raise for specialized medical care), and warned vacancies and competition from new facilities are eroding capacity.
Multiple providers used the Human Services Subcommittee hearing to press for reimbursement and wage changes they say are necessary to recruit and retain staff.
Colin McKinney of Starkey and others described persistent vacancies and said a 2022 rate increase temporarily improved hiring but that staffing shortfalls reemerged as costs rose. Starkey reported about 85 vacancies among roughly 460 funded positions and said a 10% increase could permit meaningful wage progression to retain employees.
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