Thread by @didikins4life

This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: Strengthening and Supporting the Health Care Workforce
Only one party has a specific plan for ensuring the safety of our brave healthcare workers & first responders the other party has no plan at all 1/11

The #COVID19 pandemic has made plain to people across the country that our health care workers are heroes. 2/11 (cartoon by Mike Luckovich) #DemPartyPlatform #HealthcareHeroes

Our doctors and nurses,our home health aides & physician’s assistants,our public health professionals,our home care workers and nursing home workers, and our cleaners and service workers have shown up to work every day despite dire shortages of personal protective equipment. 3/11

Far too many of them have lost their lives to this terrible disease, and untold thousands are suffering the mental and emotional strain of losing far too many patients. 4/11 #DemPartyPlatform #HealthcareHeroes

And yet, despite the critical role they play in our society and our economy,these frontline workers are often underpaid and lack access to paid sick days, paid family & medical leave,health insurance & other benefits critical for their own health and the health of patients.5/11

#Democrats believe that all jobs in the caring economy must come with family-sustaining wages, good benefits, access to paid leave, fair and predictable schedules, access to training and professional development, and the ability to join a union and collectively bargain. 6/11

#Democrats believe all employers funded by taxpayer dollars must pay their workers at least $15 an hour and protect workers’ rights to organize.7/11
#DemPartyPlatform #HealthcareHeroes #FightFor15

Although health care jobs are among the fastest growing in the economy, demand for services still far outstrips supply, especially in primary care. 8/11 #DemPartyPlatform #healthcare #healthcareworkers

#Democrats will invest in community health worker care-forces around the nation proven to prevent, manage, and better treat chronic illnesses, and empower first-time mothers with home visiting. 9/11
#DemPartyPlatform #CommunityHealth #healthcareworkers

#Democrats will close provider gaps and increase diversity in the health care profession by creating a robust pipeline of talent with career ladders for advancement. 10/11 #DemPartyPlatform #healthcareworkers

And #Democrats will also increase opportunities for community health workers to come from the communities they serve.11/11 #DemPartyPlatform #healthcareworkers #CommunityHealth