Tag Archive | "healthcare reform"

Home Care Workers’ Struggle to Afford MA Health Premiums Spotlighted


A cover story in the March 2010 issue of Workforce Management focuses on the effects of Massachusetts health reform on low-wage workers — particularly home health care workers. Read the full story

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Federal Legislation Would Provide Critical Support to States


As states struggle to balance budgets, Medicaid services are being targeted for severe cuts, and in some cases, elimination. Read the full story

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Obama Puts Forth Health Plan for Summit


In preparation for today’s bipartisan health care summit, President Obama posted his health care plan, which builds on the bill passed by the Senate with certain key improvements. Read the full story

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Brookings Institution Holds Long-Term Care Forum


(L-R) Mark McClellan of the Brookings Institution, Carol Raphael of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Steven Dawson of PHI

Nearly two dozen eldercare experts convened in Washington, DC, on January 28 for a long-term care forum held at the Brookings Institution, a public-policy think tank. Read the full story

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Obama’s Budget Speaks to Direct-Care Workers and Employers


President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2011 budget outlines spending initiatives that address two of his top priorities highlighted in his State of the Union address: job creation and health care reform. Read the full story

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Blended House Health Care Bill Maintains Direct-Care Worker Provisions


health-reform-square-largeFollowing months of intense negotiations and extensive input from stakeholders, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D, Calif.) and the three chairmen of the House committees overseeing health care presented their blended House health insurance reform bill on October 29. Read the full story

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