Q&A with Mark Savage: Why consumers say MU should not be delayed – Healthcare IT News
Mark Savage, director of health information technology policy and programs with the National Partnership, takes the consumer’s standpoint in EHR adoption and use — meaning he is a supporter of strengthening, rather than delaying, the meaningful use program.
Employers Get Leeway on Health Incentives – New York Times
Judith L. Lichtman, a senior adviser at the National Partnership for Women and Families, said that penalties in wellness programs could have “an unjustified disparate impact” in violation of civil rights laws.
Can Facebook and Reddit Fix America’s Maternity Leave Problem? – Mother Jones
According to the National Partnership for Women and Families (NPWF), only 11 percent of US workers have access to paid parental leave, leaving the rest to rely on some combination of vacation days, sick and disability leave, and employer sympathy.
Don’t delay Stage 3 of Meaningful Use, say consumer groups – EHR Intelligence
Changing or delaying Stage 3 of meaningful use would only harm patients, says the Consumer Partnership for eHealth (CPeH) and the Campaign for Better Care (CBC) in response to a recent white paper released by a group of six Republican senators questioning the trajectory of the HITECH Act and the EHR Incentive Program.
The GOP’s sham support for working families – Politico
A post-election survey for National Partnership for Women & Families found that 96 percent of self-described Democrats, 87 percent of Independents, and 73 percent of Republicans believe it is important for Congress to consider new laws including paid sick days and family and medical leave insurance.
Why dads pass on paid paternity leave – Wall Street Journal’s “Marketwatch”
Only 50% of first-time mothers get any paid leave at all after their child is born, “and that paid leave comes from cobbling together vacation, sick, disability, personal and any designated maternity leave,” says Judith Lichtman, senior adviser for the organization.
Republicans defy White House veto threat, pass workplace law – Reuters
Critics – including…the National Partnership for Women and Families – complain that despite Republican claims to the contrary the measure lacks adequate enforcement.
New York City Council approves paid sick time act, Bloomberg vows veto – CNN
In 2006, San Francisco became the first city to required companies to provide paid sick days, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
PTO v. overtime: House to vote on GOP proposal this week – CBS News
Judith Lichtman, senior adviser to the National Partnership for Women and Families, argued the public sector’s option was created in 1985 to save federal, state and local governments money, not to offer workers more flexibility. Most private-sector workers, she added, lack the union and civil service protections that give government employees leverage in the arrangement.
Is the Working Families Flexibility Act really family friendly? – Washington Post
Judith L. Lichtman, the organization’s senior advisor, testified against the bill before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, saying, “it would leave workers with neither pay nor time” and “magnifies the power imbalance between employer and employee.”