NASW Submits Recommendations on EHB On January 31, NASW sent the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recommendations to strengthen the Essential Health Benefits (EHB). NASW made a strong appeal for a comprehensive, uniform set of national health benefits, and...
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News from the Hill – February 2012
NASW Submits Recommendations on EHB On January 31, NASW sent the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recommendations to strengthen the Essential Health Benefits (EHB). NASW made a strong appeal for a comprehensive, uniform set of national health benefits, and...
Military Suicides Increase: How You Can Help
Recently, it was reported that for the second consecutive year, the United States has lost more troops to suicide than combat. This news comes on the heels of a guide for military families issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs that focuses on mental health. ...
NASW to hold Health Care Reform and Beyond: Limits and Possibilities of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Teleconference
On Monday, January 31, 2011, from 1:00-2:00pm Eastern Time, NASW is hosting a teleconference on Health Care Reform with Stephen Gorin, PhD, Executive Director of the NASW New Hampshire Chapter. The moderator for the call is Dina Kastner, NASW Senior Field Organizer....
CMS Reverses Rule on Voluntary Advance Care Planning
Just days after the new Medicare regulation to allow end-of-life planning as part of the annual physical exam began, the Obama administration reversed its decision. On January 5, CMS announced that the first annual wellness visit and subsequent annual wellness visits...
HHS Report: 129 million Americans with a pre-existing condition could be denied coverage without New Health Reform Law
On January 18, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a new analysis showing that, without the Affordable Care Act, up to 129 million non-elderly Americans who have some type of pre-existing health condition would be at risk of losing...
NASW Opposes Repeal of Health Care Law
NASW strongly supports the new federal health care reform law (PPACA) because it makes vital improvements in health care access, quality and services for millions of Americans with health and behavioral needs. The Association called on congressional leaders to not...
Straight Talk for Seniors on Health Reform Campaign Begins
The Affordable Care Act contains many provisions that strengthen the Medicare program. However, polling data recently released by the National Council on Aging (NCOA), a nonprofit service and advocacy organization whose mission is to improve the lives of older...