In a statement delivered on April 21 at the Senate Finance Committee’s Roundtable on Delivery System Reform, Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF), called for a patient-centered approach to the issue of national health care reform. She singled out workforce reform as one of the most pressing areas of [...]
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Advocacy Group Calls for Patient-Centered Care, Quality Workforce
Posted on 30 April 2009.
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Manual Offers Guidance for Culture Change in LTC
Posted on 30 April 2009.
For more than 20 years, America’s nursing homes have struggled to live up to the goals of the “culture change” movement, which would transform nursing homes from clinical institutions into home-like settings in accordance with person-centered federal standards established in the 1980s. A new manual from the Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes campaign created [...]
Sebelius Confirmed as HHS Secretary
Posted on 30 April 2009.
Kathleen Sebelius was confirmed to head the Department of Health and Human Services late Tuesday by a Senate vote of 65 to 31, and sworn in later that night in a White House ceremony. The vote had been delayed by Republicans concerned about her position on abortion.
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PODCAST: Rodat on Covering NY Caregivers
Posted on 30 April 2009.
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download podcast (mp3) Recorded: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Duration: 05:47 File Size: 2.65 MB In this podcast, PHI NY policy director Carol Rodat discusses the importance of providing health coverage for New York’s home care workers. Rodat’s podcast has been released in conjunction with two reports (press release): [...]
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PRESS RELEASE: PHI Urges NY to Cover Caregivers
Posted on 30 April 2009.
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release New York’s Caregivers Lack Coverage: PHI Urges State Action Despite their importance to health care services, one in three personal and home care aides lacks insurance and those that do have coverage are in danger of losing eligibility every time they lose hours. Two new reports published by PHI and [...]
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Maine: PHI Testifies on DCW Wage Bill
Posted on 30 April 2009.
Allison Lee, national campaign manager for the PHI Health Care for Health Care Workers campaign, recently testified before the Maine Health and Human Services Committee in support of LD1364 (rtf). LD1364 is a bill that would standardize the wage rate for all personal assistance workers at a minimum of $12 per hour. Advocates are encouraging [...]
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