It’s unclear whether other states require certain employers to provide unpaid sick days, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Women’s Leader Praises Labor Department for Proposing ‘Badly Needed and Long Overdue Raise’ for Millions of Americans
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
How to Take Charge of Your Medical Records – Wall Street Journal
Do Meaningful Use Requirements Need the 5% Objective Back? – EHR Intelligence
“CPeH, C-P Alliance, and the undersigned organizations and individuals are dismayed that CMS intends no longer to require that five percent of patients view, download or transmit their health information or send a secure message to their providers,” the letter from the Consumer Partnership for eHealth states.
If You’re Planning on Having a Baby, Check Your Health Insurance – Washington Post
“The payments that are made are highly concentrated in that little window,” said Carol Sakala, director of the Childbirth Connection, one of the organizations that commissioned the study. Childbirth Connection is a program of the National Partnership for Women and Families, an advocacy group.
Constitution Check: Is the Fight Over Obamacare Over, in the Courts and Elsewhere? – National Constitution Center/Yahoo! News
“We hope this decisive 6-3 ruling finally puts an end to politically motivated, grossly irresponsible attacks on the Affordable Care Act….We urge every member of Congress, every lawmaker and every politician to search their consciences and finally end the attempts to defund or derail the ACA,” said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
77-Year-Old Vision of the Fair Labor Standards Act ‘Has Been Allowed to Fade for Too Long,’ Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Supreme Court Saves Obamacare, Rules Subsidies are Legal on Federal Exchanges – The Business Journals
“We hope this decisive 6-3 ruling finally puts an end to politically motivated, grossly irresponsible attacks on the Affordable Care Act,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Why One CEO Hid Her Pregnancy — and What It Means for All Women – Yahoo! Parenting
“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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
