Recent momentum toward health care reform and attention to the needs of the nation’s caregiving needs may be temporarily derailed by the departure of Secretary of Health nominee Tom Daschle.
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PHI Fact Sheet: Who are Direct-care Workers?
Posted on 03 February 2009.
PHI has released a fact sheet called Who Are Direct-Care Workers (pdf). It details the demographic, employment, and income characteristics of the people who provide an estimated 70 to 80 percent of the paid hands-on long-term care and personal assistance received by Americans who are elderly or living with disabilities or other chronic conditions.
Senate Delays Vote on Sec. of Labor Amid Controversy
Posted on 03 February 2009.
The Senate H.E.L.P committee once again delayed a vote Thursday on Obama’s pick for secretary of labor. As unemployment rates soar across the country and the promise of job creation looms in the federal recovery package, many have criticized the delay in confirming the nomination of California Democrat Hilda Solis. In the words of The [...]
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