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Jan 24, 2014 |
“The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to maintain a temporary injunction blocking the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive coverage requirement for a non-profit nursing home is disappointing, but the Court was clear that this was not a decision about the...
Jan 23, 2014 |
Childbirth Connection Becomes Program of National Partnership for Women & Families
Jan 22, 2014 |
Jan 22, 2014 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jan 22, 2014 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jan 21, 2014 |
Connecticut is the only state in the nation to have adopted a paid sick leave law, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families, an advocacy group.
Jan 17, 2014 |
“It’s the employer that gets to decide when and under what circumstances you can take this comp time,” National Partnership for Women and Families senior adviser Judith Lichtman told MSNBC at the time, an argument that would be echoed by opponents of the seven-day work week bill.
Jan 15, 2014 |
In a release, Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, wrote that DeSalvo has an “impressive ability to bring diverse stakeholders together” and “understands well how to address the challenges associated with building health IT infrastructure in our local communities.”
Jan 15, 2014 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jan 14, 2014 |
“DeSalvo’s on-the-ground experience in New Orleans demonstrates her impressive ability to bring diverse stakeholders together. We are confident that she will use those skills to build support for efforts to ensure that health IT is used to achieve the triple aim of better health, better healthcare and lower costs for patients and families,” Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families said in a prepared statement, calling on DeSalvo to prioritize the needs of patients and families within health IT policy.
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“We commend the decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to test models that may provide higher quality, better coordinated care at lower cost, like the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement payment model announced yesterday. It is a...
“Birth control is basic health care that improves women’s health. We believe strongly that all for-profit employers should be required to provide contraceptive coverage to their female employees and that the U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling is...
“The Obama administration strengthened an already-strong team that is making badly needed improvements to the quality and value of our health care when it nominated Andy Slavitt to serve as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
Imagine for a moment that you are a woman in Louisiana who has decided to have an abortion. Here’s what you will experience as you set out to get safe, legal health care. First, you must undergo an ultrasound at least 24 hours before receiving abortion...
Vermont is poised to become the nation’s fifth state to guarantee paid sick days following today’s approval by the House of Representatives of a proposal that would establish a statewide standard. The victory comes after years of unwavering work...
In 2014, Tennessee enacted a law that threatens women with jail time if they give birth to babies who are shown to have been affected by the use of narcotics during pregnancy. As a result, women are being randomly drug tested in the hospital after giving birth, and...
REPORT | Telehealth is central to the future of health care delivery in the United States. It has the potential to significantly improve access to care, address disparities in health outcomes, and help make health care more equitable.
Oral Testimony of Carol Sakala, PhD, MSPH, Director for Maternal Health at the National Partnership for Women & Families before the U.S. House of Representatives House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related...
