CNN : declared in Many home health care workers lack their own insurance

In 2015, Montana opted in to the 2010 health law's expansion of Medicaid, the state-federal low-income health insurance program. If it goes away, she said, it's not so clear how these workers will access health care. But even with Obamacare in place, many home health workers -- perhaps 1 in 5 -- remain uninsured. Currently, home care workers on average earn less than $20,000 per year. Most home care workers' gains came from living in states that, like Montana, expanded Medicaid.

Bill offers temporary help to get health insurance coverage

Bill offers temporary help to get health insurance coverageDENVER — It's only a temporary fix, but a bill approved in the Colorado House on Monday may bring some needed help for the state's poorest residents to get health care coverage over the next year. The idea is to help women have the birth control they need to avoid pregnancies, the bill's sponsors said. Don Coram, R-Montrose, Larry Crowder, R-Alamosa, and Kerry Donovan, D-Vail, whose district also includes Delta County. Under HB1235, which the House approved on a bipartisan 42-22 vote, people who live in the three areas of the state that have the highest health insurance costs — the Western Slope, the Eastern Plains and the San Luis Valley — could qualify for state aid in paying their premiums. The aid program only lasts until 2018, in part, because of uncertainty over what will happen to the Affordable Care Act.


Isle of Wight County Supervisor Dick Grice said Monday that county employees should pay a higher percentage of their health insurance costs. Supervisor Rudolph Jefferson said he supports the 2 percent raise increase for all county employees, because it demonstrates a care for and appreciation of employees. Mary Beth Johnson, director of Human Resources for the county, said by email Monday that most county employees choose the highest plan with comprehensive dental. "As it stands right now, I do not think county employees are paying their fair share of what it costs for insurance," Grice said by phone Monday after a Board of Supervisors work session. Under the proposed budget, the expense jumps 72 percent, from $15,000 in the current fiscal year to $25,750 for fiscal year 2018.


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