“If you look at median wages for full-time earners, it’s higher for fathers than it is for mothers,” Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families in Washington, D.C., tells Yahoo Parenting.
After Ruling Obama Says ACA ‘Here to Stay’ – Women’s eNews
“Women are 54 percent of those purchasing coverage through the federal marketplace and would have been hurt the most by an adverse ruling … Roughly 76 million people are benefiting from access to covered preventive care, including contraceptive services,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
The Wrong Way – Huffington Post
“This week, extremists in the House of Representatives seem to be firmly in charge as their fiscal year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) funding bill advances quickly,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
FY 2016 House Labor-HHS Funding Bill is ‘Wrong for the Country,’ Says Women’s Leader
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Defending Meaningful Use Requirements for Patient Engagement – EHR Intelligence
Mark Savage, Director of Health Information Technology Policy and Programs at National Partnership for Women & Families, spoke with EHRIntelligence.com about his organization’s disappointment with the proposed meaningful use modifications as well as the near- and long-term disadvantages of limiting patient access to health information.
Another Paid Sick Days Victory: Montgomery County in Maryland Approves Nation’s 23rd Law
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
3 Ways to Improve Consumer Experience on Health Insurance Exchanges – FierceHealthPayer
That’s the upshot of a new survey from the National Partnership for Women & Families, which interviewed consumer assistance experts and insurance navigators from California, Colorado, Florida and Illinois
5 Key Facts About Montgomery County’s New Paid Sick Leave Law – Bethesda Magazine
The Montgomery County law is the country’s twenty-third paid sick days law, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families, a group of advocates for paid sick days.
A Father’s Day Reminder and Challenge to Dads in Congress – Huffington Post
“Those of us who are lucky enough to have paid family leave through our employers — which is just 13 percent of U.S. workers — have the security that comes with knowing we can stay home when a baby is born or a loved one needs care without our income plummeting or our jobs disappearing,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Looking Back in Time: What Women’s Bodies are Telling Us about Modern Maternity Care – Science & Sensibility
Recent data show that mothers themselves may already think what the Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing report suggests. The series of Listening to Mothers (LtM) studies, a nationally-representative survey of childbearing women, shows a shift in mothers’ attitudes towards normal physiologic birth.
An Important Step in Winning the Paid Family and Medical Leave America’s Families Need
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Three States, 18 Other Jurisdictions – and Counting: Oregon Will Soon Be the Fourth State to Guarantee Paid Sick Days
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
HELP panel persists on EHR usability – Healthcare IT News
Christine Bechtel, advisor to the National Partnership for Women & Families, made the case for patient control of their own data. “The fact is, as the patient, I am the only one present at all of my healthcare encounters – so I can potentially amass more data, more quickly and more comprehensively than any single healthcare entity can today because I know where it all is,” she said.
Richard Branson Is Giving New Parents a Year Off (And You Should Too) – Inc.
“Access to paid leave within that company is so bifurcated between upper management and everyone else. And that’s what we’re seeing in the U.S. as well,” Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families, said.
Richard Branson’s Virgin Management Grants Year-Long Parental Leave To Boost Health, Happiness – Medical Daily
When working with the National Partnership for Women & Families, the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University found families, businesses, and the public all benefit from paid parental leave. Generous leave led to “greater labor force attachment; increased wages for women, reduced spending in the form of employee replacement costs; and reduce public assistance, such as food stamps.”
National Partnership Advisor Christine Bechtel Testifies Before U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee
Written Statement of Christine Bechtel, Advisor, National Partnership for Women & Families. Submitted to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Hearing: Health Information Exchange: A Path Towards Improving the Quality and Value of Health Care for Patients
AMA tackles MU, ICD-10 at annual meeting — Apple’s developer conference kicks off — Interoperability bill update – POLITICO Morning eHealth
Witnesses for Wednesday’s Senate HELP hearing on health information exchange have been announced. They include Cerner Chief Executive Neal Patterson; Christine Bechtel, advisor to the National Partnership for Women & Families; Tom Payne, board chair-elect of the American Medical Informatics Association; and Craig Richardville, chief information officer of the Carolinas Healthcare System in Charlotte.
New Mom Begged Doc: ‘No, Don’t Cut Me!’ – The Daily Beast
(Statistics provided by Childbirth Connection, a program of the National Partnership for Women & Families)
Reintroduction of Bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is ‘Essential Step’ in Protecting Pregnant Workers From Discrimination
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Leading Women’s Organization Honors U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez and Care.com CEO Sheila Lirio Marcelo
Hundreds of activists and supporters from the women’s, congressional, legal, health, labor, civil rights and other communities turned out to help the National Partnership for Women & Families honor two remarkable leaders today: U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas...
