Two Rivers, 30 Minutes for August 20, 2021
08-20-2021
Guest: Gary Blumenthal of InVision Human Services
How Topic Discussed: Persons with intellectual challenges and disabilities largely live with their families, instead of inside institutions, because of the help of direct support professionals. Who are the service providers — many of them non-profit agencies — that employ these care professionals? Why have payments to these professionals remained flat? What challenges do agencies face due to low state and federal reimbursements? Why is the current crisis in the supportive services area of health care so bad — and how did the COVID-19 pandemic make things worse?
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