Health Care Work Has Historically Been Protected By Economic Downturns. But That’s Not The Case For This One.

Even as health-worker shortages undermine efforts to battle the pandemic, providers who aren't dealing directly with the pandemic are getting swept up into the economic downturn in a way that's rarely been seen before. Meanwhile, medical staffing companies cut pay for ER workers at the same time as they spent millions in political ads. And media outlets offer glimpses from the front lines as workers tell their stories.

from Kaiser Health News https://ift.tt/2XVffQf