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Co-ops lobby for easier financing – Too many unnecessary angioplasties? – GAO says Medicaid’s picking up insurers’ bills – Politico Pulse

Hormones & Healthy Birth: Bring a Loved One, Friend, or Doula for Continuous Support – Giving Birth With Confidence

by | Feb 11, 2015 |

Marching forward with our Hormones and Healthy Birth series, today we look at “Healthy Birth Practice 3: Bring a Loved One, Friend, or Doula for Continuous Support” and how it relates to the findings in the Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing report from Childbirth Connection, a a program of the National Partnership for Women and Families.

Co-ops lobby for easier financing – Too many unnecessary angioplasties? – GAO says Medicaid’s picking up insurers’ bills – Politico Pulse

You Shouldn’t Have to Be Lucky to Get Paid Sick Days | Commentary – Roll Call

by | Feb 10, 2015 |

The National Partnership for Women and Families reports that almost 30 percent of adults serve as unpaid family caregivers annually. When a family caregiver has a paid job, their caregiving duties will necessitate taking some time off. We want caring and healthier families. A national paid sick days requirement is an overdue policy to strengthen and support American families.

Co-ops lobby for easier financing – Too many unnecessary angioplasties? – GAO says Medicaid’s picking up insurers’ bills – Politico Pulse

Will Paid Leave Laws Gain Traction Through the 2016 Budget? – Bloomberg BNA’s “HR and Payroll Blog”

by | Feb 4, 2015 |

Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families, told Bloomberg BNA Jan. 23 that the organization opposes the bill because it offers workers a “false choice” between pay and leave time. “Workers need the wages to support their families and they need the time to care for themselves and their loved ones,” she said.

Co-ops lobby for easier financing – Too many unnecessary angioplasties? – GAO says Medicaid’s picking up insurers’ bills – Politico Pulse

ONC unveils interoperability roadmap, first-ever standards advisory – Clinical Innovation+Technology

by | Jan 30, 2015 |

Debra L. Ness, president, National Partnership for Women & Families, also applauded the draft roadmap. It’s “a very welcome, very promising and very smart next step in the effort to create a health IT system that will make healthcare more patient- and family-centered in this country. We are especially pleased that the new roadmap focuses on interoperability not just among providers, but also patients and their family caregivers, recognizing them as equal partners in the continuum of care and in electronic access to and use of health information.”

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