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Jul 25, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jul 18, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jul 18, 2013 |
“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.”
Jul 17, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jul 11, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jul 11, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jul 9, 2013 |
“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.
Jul 5, 2013 |
“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.”
Jul 3, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jul 1, 2013 |
“One thing patients want is more access,” says Christine Bechtel, who works with the National Partnership for Women and Families…
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