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Obama plan raises pay for home health care employees

By Sam Hananel

 |  Associated Press  

  December 16, 2011

Workers in the home health care industry - one of the country’s fastest growing professions - would be guaranteed minimum wage and overtime protections under new rules proposed yesterday by the Obama administration. The move would boost living standards for nearly 2 million employees who help the elderly and disabled with daily tasks such as taking medication, caring for wounds, or preparing meals. But some health service companies warned that higher pay could also mean higher costs for clients who can least afford it.

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