Transgender adults face a health care system rife with stigma, including a lack of culturally responsive providers and high likelihood of discrimination and mistreatment. However, there is a gap in knowledge about trans men—those assigned a female sex at birth who...
NASW Staff
Trans Men’s Access to Knowledgeable Providers and Their Experiences in Health Care Settings
Transgender adults face a health care system rife with stigma, including a lack of culturally responsive providers and high likelihood of discrimination and mistreatment. However, there is a gap in knowledge about trans men—those assigned a female sex at birth who...
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...
Health Care Reform: White House Conference Calls This Week
NASW participated in two White House conference calls this week on health care reform. Conference call with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sibelius and Mary Wakefield, Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)...
NASW Health Care Reform Roundup – July 28, 2009
In an effort to keep you informed of the work NASW is doing on health care reform, we will periodically send out a roundup of activities. Legislation Introduced On July 14, 2009, Rep. Dingell (MI-15) introduced the America's Affordable Health Choice Act of 2009, H.R....
Health Care Reform: CCD Letter to Chairman Kennedy
NASW has recently signed onto the CCD Letter to Chairman Kennedy "The following members of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) are writing to express our deep appreciation for the effort that has gone into getting the Affordable Health Choices Act...
Go Run Florida, New York and Wisconsin!
The White House Project has announced new training dates for the fall. The White House Project trains women to run for public office. Their award-winning Go Run leadership training will provide you with the inspiration, information, and necessary tools to lead a...