By Carol Regan
Read the original article at Health Care for Health Care Workers.
A new poll commissioned by the Women’s Voices Women Vote Action Fund found that unmarried women could be a key voting bloc in this election, and that they share key concerns with direct-care workers. But they’re less likely to vote than their married counterparts.
The survey found economic issues are of particular concern to this group. Asked to describe economic changes that would be most helpful, 40 percent identify lowering the price of gas and 38 percent say lowering the cost of health care.
Sounds like what matters to direct-care workers. Getting access to affordable health coverage is a huge economic issue for many our workforce, with nearly one in three lacking insurance and hundreds of thousands more stuck with punishingly high copays and deductibles. And for many home care workers, the rising cost of gas is reaching the crisis point.
Getting out this crucial part of the vote this November can make a big difference to direct-care workers.
