health care
NASW NH Chapter Executive Director attends Obama’s Health Care Town Hall
As a professional social worker, educator, Executive Director of the NASW New Hampshire Chapter, and long-time advocate for universal health care, I was privileged to attend the President's town hall meeting in Portsmouth, NH on August 11. I wasn’t sure what to expect...
NASW Health Care Reform Roundup – August 11, 2009
Legislation Medicare payment rates for clinical social worker services and payments for all physician services, delivered independently under Part B are scheduled for a 21% cut in 2010. Congress is addressing Medicare provider payment rates in health care reform...
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...
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...