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  June 15, 2009
US Capitol Congress Astir with Plans for Health Care Reform

Key committees in the House and Senate have unveiled plans to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable health care.

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Hartford Institute for Geriatric NursingPaper Addresses Nurses' Role in Culture Change

A report titled "Nurses Involvement in Nursing Home Culture Change: Overcoming Barriers, Advancing Opportunities" has been released by The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing.

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Logo from a North Carolina campaign advocating for paid sick day legislation.Guaranteeing Paid Sick Days for Low Income Workers

For millions of workers who receive no paid sick days - including large percentages of direct-care workers - taking a day off from work can be a very hard decision.

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Iowa on map of USAIowa DCWs to Benefit from Nursing Home Tax

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver signed into law a bill that will impose a quality assurance fee on all for-profit and nonprofit nursing homes. The state's direct-care workers are among those expected to benefit.

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Tameshia BridgesPHI Helps Michigan Workers Connect with Tax Resources

This tax year, PHI's Michigan office launched the Earn, Keep, Save MORE outreach campaign, an effort to increase income for direct-care workers.

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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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