Worker Shortage Prompts Missouri Chamber of Commerce to Offer Healthcare Options to Childcare Providers
December 20, 2022 5:36AM CST
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(MISSOURINET) – New research shows that one of the biggest childcare workforce problems in Missouri is access to healthcare insurance. Wendy Doyle, with United Women’s Empowerment, says since the start of the pandemic, about 400 Missouri childcare providers have closed. She says the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is offering the providers access to health insurance if they are a member of a Chamber of Commerce group…
Under the chamber’s health plans, providers can join a plan as a single pool, which lowers the costs. The businesses buy the health plans and must pay for at least half of the premium costs for their workers.
