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  June 22, 2009
Rep. George Miller House Releases Draft for Health Care Reform

The House Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce have released an 850-page discussion draft of their health care reform proposal.

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June 23 is National Call-In DayJune 23, EWA National Call-In Day

On Tuesday, June 23, PHI will join other members of the Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA), in a National Call-in Day to send a clear message to Congress that a strong eldercare workforce is essential to real health reform.

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recovery.gov logoStates Use Stimulus Funds to Help Direct-Care Workers

A look at three states - North Dakota, Montana, and Oregon - using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to stabilize and enhance their direct-care workforces.

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Sen. Tom HarkinSenators Urge Extension of FLSA to Home Care

Fifteen U.S. Democratic senators have issued a letter urging the extension of federal wage and hour laws to cover the nation's estimated 1.5 million home health-care workers.

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press conferenceState Lawmakers Advocate for Comprehensive Health Care Reform

A delegation of state lawmakers, representing 700 of their colleagues across the nation, delivered letters to the Obama administration and Congress on Thursday, June 18, supporting comprehensive health care reform.

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Sens. Kohl and CantwellSenate Bill Would Channel Funds to HCBS

Sens. Cantwell and Kohl have introduced a bill offering enhanced Medicaid matching rates to states willing to implement home and community-based health care programs.

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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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