Resident Physicians Turn To Strikes and Unions
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Show Notes
Health Affairs' Michael Gerber and Jessica Bylander discuss the end of the strike by resident physicians at Elmhurst Hospital in New York City and the recent trend of unionization among health care workers, including resident physicians, plus other efforts to secure health care worker rights across the country.
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Related Links:
- Minnesota Lawmakers Take Step to Mandate Nursing Home Wages (Modern Healthcare)
- 'More Than Half of My Paycheck Goes To Rent': Young US Doctors Push To Unionize (The Guardian)
- Resident Doctors End Strike at Elmhurst Hospital (The New York Times)
- Nursing Home Workforce Standards (Minnesota)
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