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| Every Saturday, I pick up my brother-in-law Vincent at his group home in the Chicago southland. We go out for dinner and a movie or whatever with family and sometimes close friends. When I drop him back home, I have a few minutes of conversation with Rayshawn, the weekend overnight staff guy. Rayshawn is a young, strong guy built like a fullback for the Bears. Since the neighborhood is a bit rough, everyone feels a little safer with him there. Vincent is crazy about Rayshawn, which makes life easier on many levels. Rayshawn helps Vincent arrange his closet. He monitors Vincent's nocturnal foraging in the kitchen. He shaves Vincent. Lately, he has been grooming Vincent's new goatee. I don't know about Rayshawn's pay. I fear it isn't much.
Most of these workers are paid through Medicaid, a program that bleeds red ink in just about every state. Our Governor's proposed FY2009 budget again includes no cost of living adjustment for these workers. Nothing new or surprising there. Politicians are rewarded by powerful constituencies for good provided. They are rewarded by voters for the tip of the policy iceberg that people readily see. In health care, this includes expanded prescription drug coverage for the elderly, more SCHIP for kids, and so on. Equally important nuts-and-bolts stuff--Medicaid reimbursement rates, policies towards worker pay--are harder for voters to see. You can guess what happens.
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