Doctors, health care workers suffer pay cuts – By OAN Newsroom (OANN) / April 13 2020
Health care professionals already fear for their lives treating patients infected with the coronavirus. Now, some are saying the effects of the pandemic have started to threaten their livelihood.
According to reports, doctors and other essential health care workers are experiencing layoffs and pay cuts during a time when it would appear we need them the most.
“Physician groups and hospitals have had to essentially give front line health care workers, who are treating people with coronavirus, a pay cut or at least a benefit cut,” stated Lev Facher from Stat News. “There are hospitals that have differed salary payments, there are physician groups that have cut off 401(k) contributions and paid time off.”
An emergency doctor in Los Angeles reported a 25 percent pay cut, which will make it exceedingly hard to make monthly payments, including their $4,000 student loan debt. In Michigan, Trinity Health reportedly furloughed over 2,000 employees last week.
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