Prince William: Why Paternity Leave Is Good for the Whole Family – LiveScience
“Our public policies are completely out of touch with how families are living and working today, and what new families and caregivers need,” Shabo told LiveScience.
Employers Want More Cooperation, Less Enforcement From New Labor Secretary – Bloomberg BNA
“We’re very excited. Tom Perez has a background that gives us faith” that DOL will continue to protect workers, Sarah Crawford, director of workplace fairness at the National Partnership for Women and Families, said.
Abortion Coverage For Peace Corps Volunteers Advanced In Senate Bill – Huffington Post
Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, applauded Shaheen’s efforts in a statement on Thursday. “The Senate Appropriations Committee took a welcome and long-overdue step today toward fair and equal treatment of women who volunteer to serve their country in the Peace Corps by advancing a bill that will give them the same abortion coverage as other women who get their health insurance from the federal government,” she said.
Rhode Island’s Small Victory – American Prospect
“They were incredibly careful to call it Temporary Caregiver Insurance,” says Vicki Shabo, at the National Partnership for Women and Families, a Washington-based advocacy group. “That conveyed it’s something you pay into and something you get back.” Other states around the country can learn from Rhode Island’s victory, says Shabo. “The messaging is totally transferable.”
ONC crafting e-quality measure policies for MU3 – Government Health IT
“Measures designed under today’s fee-for-service system are not the most progressive or patient-centered or aspirational as they could be,” Bechtel said.
National Health Plans, Designed To Spur Competition, May Be Unavailable In Some States Next Year – Kaiser Health News
“Does this increase competition, or does it give the dominant insurers a bigger share of the market?” said Kirsten Sloan, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, an advocacy group in Washington that submitted comments. “That remains a question for us.”
MEANINGFUL USE: Consumer Groups, EHR Vendors Talk Back to GOP Senators – Health Data Management
Fourteen consumer organizations in a joint letter advise six Republican members of the U.S. Senate to not seek to pause or delay the electronic health records meaningful use program.
A doctor’s office that’s all about you – Consumer Reports
“One thing patients want is more access,” says Christine Bechtel, who works with the National Partnership for Women and Families…
Two Supreme Court rulings raise the bar for worker lawsuits – Kansas City Star
“By failing to uphold a common-sense definition of the term ‘supervisor’ and ignoring precedent, the court demonstrated callous disregard for victims of harassment,” said Judith Lichtman, senior adviser to the National Partnership for Women & Families.
New York diners relax. Paid sick leave is now the law. – Washington Post
Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, which advocates for paid sick leave, believes that New York’s size and the override of Bloomberg’s veto helps add to the momentum in other cities and states considering similar legislation.
