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  June 1, 2009
USA Today screen shot Support Grows for Including LTC in Health Reform

In a recent opinion piece in USA Today, Howard Gleckman, a senior research associate at the Urban Institute, urges Congress and President Obama to include long-term care in health reform.

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Senator Edward KennedyPHI Applauds Senator Kennedy's Vision of Health Reform

In a May 28 op-ed in the Boston Globe, Senator Edward Kennedy outlined his vision for national health reform.

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seiu ca videoWage Cuts Imminent for CA Home Care Workers

California plans to slash wages for home care workers after being told that it does not, in fact, violate the terms of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Come Care With Me video"Come Care with Me" Days Influence PA Legislators

In Pennsylvania, state officials are getting a firsthand look at the daily lives of direct-care workers.

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report coverIn CT, A "Perfect Storm" of Aging Residents and Dwindling DCWs

The Senior Resources Agency on Aging has released a report titled When No One Cares: Why We Need to Save Connecticut's Direct Care Workforce.

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Pioneer Network screenshotReminder: June Webinars on CMS Quality of Life Revisions

The Pioneer Network has announced a webinar series to help providers understand and prepare for the new CMS interpretive guidelines related to quality of life and environment.

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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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