BOSTON, MA – Veronica Turner, Executive Vice President of the state’s largest union of healthcare workers,1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, issued the following statement in response to Gov. Charlie Baker’s announcement of proposed Medicaid changes.
“The 1199SEIU healthcare workers who provide lifesaving, critical, and preventative care to residents across Massachusetts everyday will be the voice in this process ensuring patient care and consumer access to care is protected. As the frontline experts on care delivery and costs, healthcare workers will play an active and integral role in this discussion. Healthcare workers look forward to providing a frontline perspective to the legislature throughout this process -- both as caregivers and as advocates for those in our care.” – Veronica Turner, Executive Vice President, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
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Representing nearly 52,000 healthcare workers throughout Massachusetts and nearly 400,000 workers across the East Coast, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is the largest and fastest-growing healthcare union in America. Our mission is to achieve affordable, high quality healthcare for all. 1199SEIU is part of the 2.1 million member Service Employees International Union.
“The 1199SEIU healthcare workers who provide lifesaving, critical, and preventative care to residents across Massachusetts everyday will be the voice in this process ensuring patient care and consumer access to care is protected. As the frontline experts on care delivery and costs, healthcare workers will play an active and integral role in this discussion. Healthcare workers look forward to providing a frontline perspective to the legislature throughout this process -- both as caregivers and as advocates for those in our care.” – Veronica Turner, Executive Vice President, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
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Representing nearly 52,000 healthcare workers throughout Massachusetts and nearly 400,000 workers across the East Coast, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is the largest and fastest-growing healthcare union in America. Our mission is to achieve affordable, high quality healthcare for all. 1199SEIU is part of the 2.1 million member Service Employees International Union.
