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As states slash Medicaid spending from their budgets and await an imminent federal bail out, Rhode Island’s governor has come under heavy criticism for seeking to overhaul the state’s Medicaid system through a spending cap. Last summer, Gov. Don Carcieri applied for federal permission from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to change the [...]

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The House approved an $819 billion stimulus package on Wednesday and the Senate plans to debate their own version next week. New job creation is now on the horizon. In addition, states are likely to  receive a much needed bailout for Medicaid. According to the New York Times, the stimulus package might be delivered to [...]

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Along with many economists and advocacy organizations, Rep.  Gwen Moore (D-WI) wants to see women’s poverty placed at the very top of the nation’s agenda. And she has exerted her political power as a U.S. representative to pursue this goal by advocating for the inclusion of women in President Obama’s economic stimulus package. Moore’s passion [...]

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The newest additions to PHI’s National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce: Perceived advantages and disadvantages of using agency staff related to care in nursing homes – This article discusses potential reasons for the relationship between agency use and quality of care. Based on results from a survey of nursing home administrators, the study found [...]

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A New York Times editorial titled “Caring for the Caregivers” makes the link between quality care and quality direct-care jobs — calling for improved labor protections in an area that is “one of the fastest growing” but “one of the lowest paid and most exploitable.” The piece calls home health care “a 21st-century growth industry,” [...]

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NCCNHR: The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care has named Sarah F. Wells its new executive director. Wells will oversee the daily operations of the organization, lead fundraising efforts, and continue NCCNHR’s unique role since 1975 as the only national consumer advocacy organization whose sole mission is improving the quality of care and life [...]

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