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This article comes from the winter 2020 edition of the Nonprofit Quarterly as part of an article series on “America’s healthcare crisis.” To learn more about this topic, please join us on Thursday, January 21st, at 2 pm EST for a free webinar on Health, Racial Disparities and Economic Justice.
Over 18.5 million people work in healthcare in the United States.1 Of these, only about 600,000 are doctors. By contrast, nurses account for nearly four million healthcare workers. Nurses, however, are not the only health workers on the front lines. Another seven million workers occupy “low-wage” roles that also involve direct contact with patients.
These workers earn a median wage of $13.48 per hour. Among the lowest paid are home health and personal care workers, who earn a median hourly wage of $11.57. How do we reassess the value of our essential workers and invest in a caring future?
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The Struggle for Healthcare Justice: It’s Movement Time
Healthcare justice needs a system that is universally and equitably guaranteed. It is incumbent on nonprofits to join with movements to achieve this. Building a more just healthcare system will require all of us—in government, foundations, nonprofits, and other institutions—to open up meaningful spaces for democratic participation, and in so doing relinquish some control over the agendas, priorities, and decisions that emerge from those spaces.
This article comes from the winter 2020 edition of the Nonprofit Quarterly.
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