Healthcare Reform: An Overview of Politics and Policy – Our Bodies, Our Blog
It’s also worth taking a look at The National Partnership for Women and Families’ “The Top Ten Best Kept Secrets About Health Insurance Reform and Why Congress Should Pass It Without Delay.”
Federal Health IT Group Refines Meaningful Use Rules – InformationWeek
Committee member Christine Bechtel, VP of the National Partnership for Women and Families, suggested that a better approach might be to require pursuit of all measures, but lower the percentage of compliance required within individual areas.
NCRW Network Gets the Facts Out About Health Disparities – re:gender
The National Partnership for Women and Families has released a fact sheet on how “workplace wellness programs” are often doorways for insurance discrimination that disproportionately targets women.
Senate bill’s wellness provisions spur discrimination worries – Modern Healthcare
Women could face discrimination in the workplace if certain wellness provisions in the Senate health reform bill go into effect, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Abortion Limits Dropped; Anti-Mugabe Women Raped – Women’s eNews
“Today, the United States Senate put women’s health ahead of the anti-choice agenda by rejecting efforts to use health care reform to deny women the coverage for abortion services that most now have,” Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, based in Washington, D.C., said in a release late Tuesday
US lags in workplace protections – Marketplace (blog)
Debra Ness: It puts to rest finally many of the claims that are repeatedly made that putting in place family friendly workplace policies will …
‘Mad Men,’ Maddening Times – New York Times
“You can really see those numbers growing,” Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families told me of the women threatened by the …
Swine flu: Without paid sick leave, workers won’t stay home – Christian Science Monitor
“The flu epidemic really brings into sharp relief the kind of strain that this is putting on families,” says Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Steve Rothaus – MiamiHerald.com
DEBRA L. NESS, president, National Partnership for Women & Families”We’ve struggled for many years to enact this legislation, but I am deeply grateful to …
Bosses of America, how about coughing up a few paid sick days? – Plain Dealer
“On the one hand, you have all of our top officials saying, ‘Do the responsible thing: If you’re sick, stay home,'” Debra Ness told CNNMoney.com.
