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Aug 26, 2013 |
The National Partnership for Women and Families cautions that pregnancy-related counseling, prenatal care, midwifery services, enhanced coverage for high-risk pregnancies, labor and delivery services outside of a hospital setting and neonatal care may not be included in every plan.
Aug 15, 2013 |
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced $67 million in grant awards to 105 Navigator grant applicants in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Marketplaces.
Aug 12, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Aug 8, 2013 |
“The National Partnership for Women & Families put out a new Q&A guide to the FMLA in honor of the 20th anniversary. The guide is a great resource for employees, employers and anyone looking to learn more about taking FMLA leave and how to navigate the law.”
Aug 7, 2013 |
Debra L. Ness, president of the consumer advocacy group National Partnership for Women & Families, in a release called Mostashari a “visionary, innovative leader who has done a tremendous amount to put our nation on a path to health care that is coordinated, efficient and patient- and family-centered.”
Aug 6, 2013 |
Advocates Praise National Coordinator, As He Announces Imminent Departure
Aug 5, 2013 |
On the 20th Anniversary of the FMLA Taking Effect, Organization Behind the Law Releases New Q&A Guide | Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jul 31, 2013 |
“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.
Jul 30, 2013 |
“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.
Jul 25, 2013 |
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.
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