Arguments for and Against the $15 Minimum Wage for Health Care Workers

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¹ J. Paul Leigh is with the Department of Public Health Sciences, the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, and the Center for Poverty Research, at the University of California, Davis, and UC Davis Medical School, Davis.

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J Paul Leigh. Am J Public Health. 2019 Feb.

. 2019 Feb;109(2):206-207.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304880.

¹ J. Paul Leigh is with the Department of Public Health Sciences, the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, and the Center for Poverty Research, at the University of California, Davis, and UC Davis Medical School, Davis.

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Economic Vulnerability Among US Female Health Care Workers: Potential Impact of a $15-per-Hour Minimum Wage.
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