LSC friends, teammmates, and supporters,
Can you help us ensure that our direct care workers in North Carolina make a living wage? We need your help to support these invisible heroes. LSC relies on direct care workers to fulfill its mission, and these workers deserve our help now more than ever.
NC House Bill 914 would increase the hourly wages of direct support staff in North Carolina across a variety of Medicaid services, including nursing homes and other behavioral health community and residential facilities. Increased rates mean providers can pay competitive wages and retain experienced workers. It also means that people who need support can get the help they need.
Currently, employers providing care services funded by Medicaid simply can’t compete with other service industries for wages. Not only must employers like LSC compete with private sector companies that are paying $15 an hour or more, they are also competing with NC government agencies that received a legislated wage floor of $15 an hour for state employees providing support services.
Low wages for Medicaid-funded staff are the result of low rates of reimbursement for Medicaid services that have experienced little to no increase over the past decade. IT IS TIME TO FIX THIS!
Reach out to the legislators that represent you and ask them to support HB914. You can also help by contacting the key legislators who make the budget decisions listed below. If you live outside of NC, please feel free to call one or more of the leaders below.
Thank you for your support and prayers. We hope to mount a similar effort in South Carolina soon, but this is a major step for North Carolina right now.
Senator Jim Perry representing Lenoir and Wayne County
Office Phone: (919) 733-5621 Email: Jim.Perry@ncleg.gov
Senator Joyce Krawiec representing Forsyth and Davie
Office Phone: (919) 733-7850 Email: Joyce.Krawiec@ncleg.gov
Senator Jim Burgin representing Harnett, Johnston and Lee
Office Phone: (919) 733-5748 Email: Jim.Burgin@ncleg.gov
Senator Deanna Ballard representing Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes
Office Phone: (919) 733-5742 Email: Deanna.Ballard@ncleg.gov
Senator Steve Jarvis representing Davidson and Montgomery
Office Phone: (919) 733-5743 Email: Steve.Jarvis@ncleg.gov
Senator Kathy Harrington representing Gaston
Office Phone: (919) 733-5734 Email: Kathy.Harrington@ncleg.gov
Senator Ralph Hise representing Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Yancey
Office Phone: (919) 733-3460 Email: Ralph.Hise@ncleg.gov
Senator Brent Jackson representing Sampson, Duplin, Johnston
Office Phone: (919) 733-5705 Email: Brent.Jackson@ncleg.gov
Representative Kim Baker representing Cabarrus
Office Phone: 919-733-5861 Email: Kristin.Baker@ncleg.gov
Representative Larry Potts representing Davidson
Office Phone: 919-715-0873 Email: Larry.Potts@ncleg.gov
Representative Wayne Sasser representing Stanly, Cabarrus, Rowan
Office Phone: 704-982-8003 Email: Wayne.Sasser@ncleg.gov
Representative Donna White representing Johnson
Office Phone: 919-889-1239 Email: Donna.White@ncleg.gov
Representative Donny Lambeth representing Forsyth
Office Phone: 919-733-5747 Email: Donny.Lambeth@ncleg.gov
Representative Jason Saine representing Lincoln
Office Phone: 919-733-5782 Email: Jason.Saine@ncleg.gov
Representative Dean Arc representing Union
Office Phone: 704-282-0418 Email: Dean.Arp@ncleg.gov
