A new report, “Reversing the Trend” by the Alliance for a Just Society, finds that Mayor Ed Murray’s minimum wage proposal reverses a minimum wage trend that is increasingly unable to meet the basic living needs of workers. Seattle’s proposed $15 minimum wage would be the highest in the country. Analyzing more than a decadeContinue reading “Reversing the Trend: A Longitudinal Study of Living Wage and Minimum Wage”
Category Archives: 2014 Pubs
Expanding Health Care Coverage With Federal Funds In Idaho Will Create Economy-Boosting Jobs
If Idaho accepts federal funds to expand Medicaid coverage, an estimated 88,000 state residents will gain health insurance. In addition, accepting the federal funding will also create jobs more than 16,000 jobs and boost the Idaho economy, according to a new report by the Alliance for a Just Society. The report was released today byContinue reading “Expanding Health Care Coverage With Federal Funds In Idaho Will Create Economy-Boosting Jobs”
Expanding Health Coverage with Federal Funds Will Create Economy-Boosting Jobs in Montana
February 2014 Read the full report here.
Expanding Health Coverage with Federal Funds Will Create Economy-Boosting Jobs in Virginia
February 2014 Read the full report here.
Expanding Health Coverage in Maine with Federal Funds Will Boost the Economy
Expanding health coverage with federal funds will create economy-boosting jobs in states that most need them, according to a new report by the Alliance for a Just Society. The report comes as state legislators debate adopting the Medicaid expansion authorized by the Affordable Care Act. “This report shows that Medicaid expansion will not only expandContinue reading “Expanding Health Coverage in Maine with Federal Funds Will Boost the Economy”
New York Must Do More to Address Health Disparities
Building on New York State’s success in enrolling nearly a million New Yorkers in health insurance, a new report makes recommendations on how to continue improving health care by aggressively addressing health disparities in the coming years. New York State of Health, the new health insurance marketplace created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), isContinue reading “New York Must Do More to Address Health Disparities”