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Experts Discuss Improving Training and Employment for Direct-Care Workers
Posted on 10 May 2012.
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First Round of Health Care Innovation Awards Announced
Posted on 10 May 2012.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services distributed nearly $123 million in Health Care Innovation Award funding to 26 projects on May 8.
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STATE NEWS UPDATES: Missouri, Minnesota, Alabama
Posted on 10 May 2012.
Missouri home care workers were legally cleared to unionize, PCAs in Minnesota have been temporarily spared wage cuts, and Alabama’s governor is pushing for more Medicaid funding.
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Home Health Franchises Among Nation’s Most Profitable, USA Today Reports
Posted on 09 May 2012.
A report shows that home care is one of the five most profitable franchise ventures in the country, yet home care companies continue to fight a proposed federal rule that would extend basic wage protections to home care workers.
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New Jersey Home Care Workers Protest Wage Cuts
Posted on 03 May 2012.
Home health aides in New Jersey held a rally on April 25 to voice their opposition to wage cuts proposed by their employer.
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Final Regulations Issued for Community First Choice Option
Posted on 02 May 2012.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released final regulations for the Community First Choice Option after incorporating input from stakeholders, including PHI.
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