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- Published Oct 28
Alaska Caregivers Mobilize After Governor Vetoes Medicaid Rate Hike
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed a $6.25 million Medicaid rate increase for home care workers, leaving their next scheduled pay raise in doubt. Home caregivers in Homer are canvassing voters in response, with their union backing candidates for governor, Congress and the state Legislature who support restoring the funding. Caregivers say the veto threatens both worker pay and the stability of home- and community-based services for the clients they support. The political fight is playing out ahead of upcoming elections, with the union treating the veto as a mobilizing issue.
Why it mattersThe veto directly threatens Alaska's home care workforce pipeline and could worsen access to home- and community-based services for Medicaid LTSS beneficiaries if provider rates stagnate.
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