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  April 30, 2009
Kathleen SebeliusSebelius Confirmed as HHS Secretary

Kathleen Sebelius was confirmed to head the Department of Health and Human Services late Tuesday by a Senate vote of 65 to 31.

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Debra NessAdvocacy Group Calls for Patient-Centered Care, Quality Workforce

Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF), has called for a patient-centered approach to the issue of national health care reform.

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Advancing Excellence logoManual Offers Guidance for Culture Change in LTC

Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes offers an evidence-based guide to preparing, implementing, and sustaining clinical and cultural changes.

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report coverPRESS RELEASE: PHI Urges NY to Cover Caregivers

Two new reports published by PHI and funded by the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) call on policymakers to address the health care needs of the rapidly growing direct-care workforce.

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Carol RodatPODCAST: Rodat on Covering NY Caregivers

PHI NY policy director Carol Rodat discusses the importance of providing health coverage for New York's home care workers.

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Maine quarterMaine: PHI Testifies on DCW Wage Bill

Allison Lee, national campaign manager for the PHI Health Care for Health Care Workers campaign, recently testified before the Maine Health and Human Services Committee in support of bill LD1364.

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Aaron Toleos, Online Communications Director
atoleos@phinational.org
718-874-9035

PHI works to improve the lives of people who need home and residential care-and the lives of the workers who provide that care. Our goal is to ensure caring, stable relationships between consumers and workers, so that both may live with dignity, respect, and independence.

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