The Indicator from Planet Money · Wednesday, August 5, 2026
The home healthcare sector in Florida is already experiencing the effects of TPS termination, with agencies forced to lay off caregivers who were TPS holders. Steve Pierer, who manages a healthcare agency, describes the distress caused by having to inform a caregiver they can no longer work, and predicts that remaining caregivers will command higher wages, increasing costs for consumers.
“Last week, he said he had to lay off one of his employees who was a TPS holder.”
“Monday night, 9:00 PM, I'm on the phone with a caregiver, having to tell her that she can't go to a client's house tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM. And on the other side, I have a family who's distraught because that family is now lost a caregiver they've had for two and a half years.”
“If you take X out of the equation, you only have Y numbers left. The rates are going to go up. And then that just goes right back to the consumer.”