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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Murphy and Amanda Seitz

Hazy future for caregiver payments expanded during pandemic worries families

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Nathan Hill started receiving $12.75 an hour from a state Medicaid program to help care for his severely disabled son during the pandemic, money he said allowed his family to stop using food stamps.

The program was designed to provide a continuation of care and ease a home health worker shortage that grew worse after COVID-19 hit.

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