Becky Myers, LSW, ACSW Director, External Relations Dec 3, 2009 Today, staff and members of NASW attended the National Lobby Day and Rally against the Stupak Amendment. NASW was a sponsor and worked to plan and implement the event. The U.S. House of Representatives...
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Lobby Day and Rally for Reproductive Rights
Becky Myers, LSW, ACSW Director, External Relations Dec 3, 2009 Today, staff and members of NASW attended the National Lobby Day and Rally against the Stupak Amendment. NASW was a sponsor and worked to plan and implement the event. The U.S. House of Representatives...
Letter to HELP Committee supporting Francis S. Collins as Director of the NIH
August 3, 2009 Edward M. Kennedy Chair Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Kennedy: On behalf of the 150,000 members of the National Association of Social Workers, I am writing in...
August Recess Town Hall Meetings on Health Care Reform
During the August Congressional recess, your member of Congress may be hosting a Town Hall Meeting. We would like you to go to the Town Hall Meeting and talk to your member about Health Care Reform. While many Members of Congress notify constituents of Town Hall...
NASW Health Care Reform Roundup – August 5, 2009
Legislation The Energy and Commerce Committee reached a deal on America's Affordable Health Choice Act of 2009, H.R. 3200. The Ways and Means Committee and Education and Labor Committee had already reported the bill out of committee. On the Senate side, the Senate...
Social Workers Needed for Health Care Reform
It was the one regret Frances Perkins had. The one thing on her list she could not accomplish -- health care reform. Some say President Teddy Roosevelt first tried to reform the system. We know Frances Perkins tried. President Johnson signed Medicare into law just...
Hospice Rate Cuts Softened in FY2010 Hospice Wage Index
The Final FY2010 Wage Index Rule was posted on the Federal Register public inspection desk. NHPCO (National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization) is thrilled to announce that the reimbursement cuts associated with the elimination of the Budget Neutrality...
US Signs United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen G. Sebelius US Signing of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Today, the United States joins 141other nations who have signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with...