Quality Care/Quality Jobs
News about the direct-care workforce |
 A Message from the President: PHI and Organized Labor
In light of recent national events, PHI President Steven L. Dawson outlines PHI's position on unions and collective bargaining rights.
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 Federal Register Publishes Final Rule on Civil Money Penalties
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' final rule on Civil Money Penalties for Nursing Homes was published in the Federal Register on March 18.
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 Americans Struggle to Find Medical Coverage and Pay for Care, Survey Finds
The high costs of medical care led 41 percent of Americans to forgo necessary treatments or medications in 2010, according to the Commonwealth Fund's latest health insurance survey.
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 SAVE Campaign Draws Outpouring of Support
PHI has joined nearly 1,500 organizations in supporting the SAVE for All campaign, which tells Congress to save low- and moderate-income families from economic insecurity caused by severe budget cuts. Read more... |
 ANCOR Accepting Nominations for Direct Support Professional Award
The award honors direct-care workers who ensure that people with disabilities have the necessary supports to live life more independently.
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Deane Beebe, Director of Public Education and Media Relations
dbeebe@phinational.org718.928.2033 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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