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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 suggested that weak, state-based EHB packages will harm low-income and vulnerable individuals. NASW also appealed to DHHS for development of ... Read More »
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News From the Hill – January 2012
Political Climate Now that the calendar has turned to 2012, the upcoming election cycle has begun to gain steam. The Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary are behind us, Republican candidates are looking down the road at the South Carolina primary. Pieces will begin falling into place as the President continues fundraising, the Republicans move closer to declaring a ... Read More »
Send Video Advocacy Message to your Members of Congress on SWRA
On February 3, Congressman Ed Towns introduced H.R. 795 and on March 24, Senator Barbara Mikulski introduced, S. 686, the Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act. This legislation will establish a Social Work Reinvestment Commission to address the future of the profession. It will also create Reinvestment Demonstration Programs to review the current state ... Read More »