PRESS RELEASE For immediate release June 24, 2009 Contact: Steve Edelstein National Policy Director Phone: 718-402-7413 Email: sedelstein@phinational.org PHI Launches PolicyWorks National Strategy Center for the Direct-Care Workforce Promotes Information, Innovation and Action New York— By 2016, the United States will need 4 million direct-care workers to care for America’s elders and people with disabilities—more [...]
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PRESS RELEASE: PHI Launches PolicyWorks
Posted on 24 June 2009.
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House Releases Draft for Health Care Reform
Posted on 19 June 2009.
On Friday, June 19, the House Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce released an 850-page discussion draft (pdf) of their health care reform proposal along with a four-page summary document (pdf). An AP story summarized the draft legislation by saying it would “impose new responsibilities on individuals and employers [...]
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June 23, EWA National Call-In Day
Posted on 19 June 2009.
On Tuesday, June 23, PHI will join other members of the Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA), in a National Call-in Day to send a clear message to Congress that a strong eldercare workforce is essential to real health reform. As an advocate for quality long-term care, your Member of Congress needs to hear from you! Please [...]
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Senators Urge Extension of FLSA to Home Care
Posted on 19 June 2009.
Fifteen U.S. Democratic senators have sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Hilda Solis urging the extension of federal wage and hour laws to cover the nation’s estimated 1.5 million home health-care workers. Background Domestic workers were excluded from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that was enacted in 1938 to ensure [...]
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State Lawmakers Advocate for Comprehensive Health Care Reform
Posted on 19 June 2009.
A delegation of state lawmakers, representing 700 of their colleagues across the nation, delivered letters to the Obama administration and Congress on Thursday, June 18, supporting comprehensive health care reform, including a public plan option, affordability protections, and shared employer responsibility for premiums.
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States Use Stimulus Funds to Help Direct-Care Workers
Posted on 19 June 2009.
As states struggle to balance their budgets in the face of a deep recession, there has been little good news for long-term care. At least three states, however — North Dakota, Montana, and Oregon — are using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to stabilize and enhance their direct-care workforces.
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