The following is a list of PAS Workforce resources related to New Mexico.
The list is provided and maintained by the National
Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce. Each citation contains
an abstract and information about how to obtain the entire version.
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2004). Chart of direct-care workforce activities in New Mexico.
Abstract:
This chart describes existing or enacted direct-care workforce initiatives in this state as of March 2004. The information was collected as part of a national survey of state initiatives on the long-term care direct-care workforce. Additional details about this state may be found in the full report.
McDonald, Ingrid. (January 2007). Emerging strategies for providing health coverage to the frontline workforce in long term care. Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) and the Lewin Group.
Abstract:
This paper provides an overview of health coverage interventions tested by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services direct service workforce grantees. Four case studies in North Carolina, New Mexico, Maine, and Washington State are examined and individually assessed. The author then draws out common challenges, key design features necessary for success in providing health coverage to the direct-care workforce, and concludes with a discussion of policy implications in addressing these issues.
University of Minnesota, Research and Training Center on Community Living and The Lewin Group. (December 2006). CMS direct service workforce demonstration promising practices in marketing, recruitment and selection interventions. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Abstract:
This report identifies promising practices in direct care worker marketing, recruitment, and selection in states receiving Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) grants. Grantees used different techniques to improve recruitment and retention outcomes, including computer-based registration, marketing campaigns, realistic job previews, structured interviewing, and expanded orientation or mentoring of new employees. The report concludes that sustaining and replicating these interventions will require further research about associated costs and benefits and dissemination of this information.
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI). (April 2006). CMS direct service workforce demonstration grants: Overview and discussion of health coverage interventions. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Abstract:
This report provides an overview of the efforts of six Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) grantees to make health care coverage more affordable and accessible to direct-care workers. It discusses the key advantages and disadvantages of three approaches employed by grantees: subsidization of employer-based coverage, combining basic insurance and tax-free accounts, and funding outreach programs, which promote public-private partnerships. An attached spreadsheet provides a description of each intervention, identifying key components, costs, and their potential sustainability.
Health Care for Heath Care Workers. (2007). Coverage models from the states: Strategies for expanding health coverage. PHI.
Abstract:
This report describes successful strategies for expanding health care coverage to direct-care workers. Five strategies are discussed: making employer-based insurance more affordable, expanding public insurance coverage, establishing coverage through collective bargaining, building insurance costs into Medicaid reimbursement, and assisting workers with health care expenses. The report provides examples and models for each strategy that can be adapted by advocates and policymakers in other states.
Flanagan, Susan A. (June 2004). Accessing workers' compensation insurance for consumer-employed personal assistance service workers: Issues, challenges and promising practices. Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Abstract:
This study examines whether or not personal assistant service (PAS) workers are covered by workers' compensation insurance when they work for household employers. An historical overview and a state-by-state break down of the various laws as they relate to direct-care workers are provided. Problems are identified with the frequently ambiguous employment classification of PAS workers and the dearth of adequate insurance options for employers. Positive examples of accessible and affordable programs are also discussed.
