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Long-Term Care

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Many Medi-Cal Caregivers Are Low-Income, Report Finds

More than 50% of California's long-term caregivers who are paid by Medi-Cal to aid low-income seniors and residents with disabilities are living in poverty or close to living in poverty, according to a new report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program.

Reader Comments:
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  • 07/10/2012
  • Chet Sasaki

Why is this a surprise? These caregivers make close to minimum wage and aren't afforded enough hours to make a living doing this alone.



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