(Statistics provided by the National Partnership for Women & Families)
Murray launches new push for paid leave – The Hill
“Paid sick days laws are or will soon be in place in 21 places across the country and 81 percent of voters say they want lawmakers to consider new laws like paid sick days,” the National Partnership for Women & Families said in a statement. “It is past time for action at the federal level.”
U.S. Senator Patty Murray Rallies Paid Sick Days Advocates
Paid sick days advocates from across the country got a boost from U.S. Senator Patty Murray today. Murray is the lead Senate sponsor of the Healthy Families Act and she championed the recent budget amendment that garnered bipartisan support for paid sick days. Today, she joined a national coalition call to talk about the issue.
Women’s Leader Applauds Lynch Confirmation, Calling It ‘Very Welcome and Badly Overdue’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Senate passes trafficking bill 99-0, ending long abortion fight – The Hill
Debra Ness, the president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, said that even with the deal, “trafficking survivors will still face unconscionable restrictions to accessing the reproductive health services they need.”
Recap: Top 17 Tweets from HIMSS15 – Seamless MD Blog
(Tweet courtesy of the National Partnership for Women & Families)
As Senate Compromise on Trafficking Bill is Announced, Women’s Leader Vows to Continue Fight Against the Hyde Amendment
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Advocates Push For Paid Medical, Family Leave – Kaiser Health News
“Those who know about it are those who disproportionately work for employers who already do it,” says Vicki Shabo, a vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families. “That leaves out many lower-paid workers.”
Patty Murray Vows To Pursue ‘Every Avenue’ For Paid Sick Leave – Huffington Post
Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, said that “this is the time, this is the moment” to pass federal legislation on paid sick leave.”
Proposed patient access change sparks MU debate – Healthcare IT News
The suggested modification “is a startling and unwelcome departure,” said National Partnership for Women & Families President Debra L. Ness, in a statement. “All of us who care about achieving the ‘Triple Aim’ – better care, better health and lower costs – know that success depends on patients being equal and engaged partners, true co-creators, of their health and their care. This rule signals a turn in precisely the wrong direction.”
The White House Recognizes Paid Sick Days Champions
Closing out a week of attention to families’ economic security, the Obama administration paid special tribute yesterday to state and local “champions of change” who are making a real difference in communities and workplaces across the country. Among them were several paid sick days advocates whose dedication and victories are paving the way for national level progress.
Women’s Leader Praises White House for Recognizing ‘Champions of Change’ for Working Families
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
“No MU without ME”: join the campaign to fight health data hiding – atients.net
A coalition of organizations, coordinated by the National Partnership for Women & Families and Consumer Partnership for eHealth, is mounting a coordinated campaign to fight back, through social media and responses in the government regulatory process. The symbol, the “badge,” so to speak, is “No MU Without Me.”
Ness Calls it ‘Shameful’ That SGR Fix Was Used as Vehicle to Diminish Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
ONC loosens patient engagement requirements for MU Stage 3 – Becker’s Health IT & CIO Review
Debra L. Ness, president of Washington, D.C.-based National Partnership for Women & Families, said in a statement that the revision of the rule is a “dramatic retreat from essential, ongoing efforts to make patients and their families equal partners in improving health through shared information, understanding and decisionmaking.” She urged CMS to reconsider.
ONC promises not to abandon patient access — Energy and Commerce advances 21st Century Cures — HIMSS day 3 – Politico Morning eHealth
Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership of Women & Families, decried the rule as a “startling and unwelcome departure from the administration’s commitment to health care transformation that produces higher value, more patient- and family-centered care.”
5 things you need to know about today’s Equal Pay Day, wage gap – The Plain Dealer
The wage gap between minority women and white men is even larger than the overall gap between men and women, according to an analysis released this week by the National Partnership for Women & Families.
On Equal Pay Day, Women’s Leader Calls on Congress to ‘Level the Playing Field’ by Passing Fair and Family Friendly Workplace Policies
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
On Equal Pay Day, new report finds that women still only make 78 cents for every man’s dollar – GeekWire
It’s Equal Pay Day and a new report from the National Partnership for Women and Families states that women are still not doing that hot when it comes to their take-home pay.
Women still make less than men, and it costs them billions every year – Mashable
A full-time female employee in the United States makes 78 cents for every dollar a man earns, according to a new report published by the nonprofit organization the National Partnership for Women & Families
