“We found many promising practices that enhance transparency in the marketplace and support informed decision-making by consumers,” said Lauren Birchfield Kennedy, director of health policy at the National Partnership. “Anonymous browsing has become standard practice. Marketplace websites are starting to allow consumers to tailor their searches to align with their circumstances and preferences.”
“The momentum for paid sick days is undeniable,” Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, said in a news release.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
“This is a good day for Philadelphians and for the effort to ensure that all workers in this country have this basic right,” Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families said in a statement.
According to a National Partnership for Women and Families (NPWF) survey of U.S. women who gave birth between July 2011 and 2012, 9 percent of pregnant women who requested schedule changes or time off while pregnant (for reasons relating to their pregnancy, such as prenatal appointments) said their requests were denied.
A recent report from the National Partnership for Women & Families found that nearly all marketplace websites include a “window-shopping” feature that lets consumers see plan options through an anonymous browsing function. Before this feature was installed across the sites, consumers were unable to determine costs such as deductibles.
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.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
HealthCare.gov and 14 state-run exchanges could do more to help patients make informed choices about their insurance plans, according to a new analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families.
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.
“Generally, the laws require employees to earn an hour of paid sick time for a certain number of hours worked,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
National Partnership for Women & Families President Debra Ness in a statement said the draft is a “very welcome, very promising and very smart next step” toward achieving interoperability.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, also praised the roadmap, calling it a “very welcome, very promising, and very smart next step.”
National Partnership for Women & Families President Debra Ness in a statement said the draft is a “very welcome, very promising and very smart next step” toward achieving interoperability.
“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,” Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, said in a statement.