TY - JOUR AU - Blumenthal, Gary AU - DeMico, Patrick PY - 2022/05/18 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - State Rates Miss the Mark JF - Social Innovations Journal JA - SIJ VL - 13 IS - 3 SE - Workforce Challenges and Innovations DO - UR - https://socialinnovationsjournal.com/index.php/sij/article/view/3323 SP - AB - <p>This opinion piece highlights the state of intellectual disability services in Pennsylvania, including a comparison of provider vs. state employee rates, waiting lists for services, and rates for reimbursements for services. The author proposes improvements to reimbursement rates that will accommodate appropriate wages for Direct Support Professionals.</p> ER -