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Todd Culver

Articles

Opinion | Direct care workers need better pay to help our most vulnerable

April 21, 2023 Todd Culver, Robert Stein in

Guest Commentary

Direct care workers help people with developmental disabilities and mental health challenges with everything from counseling to bathing, but low pay and benefits drive workers away. Medicaid isn’t enough, the state must step up as well.

Opinion | Michigan direct care workers, families headed for choppy waters

December 2, 2020 Robert Stein, Todd Culver, Robert White in

Guest Commentary

On Jan. 1, Michigan will no longer provide its $2 hourly pay increase for the direct care workers that families rely upon. As a result, they may lose the help and support they need to manage their households.