Quality Care/Quality Jobs
News about the direct-care workforce |
 Obama Defends Medicare and Medicaid While Aiming to Reduce Deficit
The president has proposed reducing the federal deficit by $4 trillion, including lowering federal Medicare and Medicaid spending by $480 billion over 12 years, a far less dramatic cut than that proposed by the House Budget Committee.
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 New York State Budget Improves Home Health Aides' Hourly Wages by $2
The New York State Budget for 2011-2012, passed on March 31, includes sweeping legislation that will dramatically alter the way New York pays for and delivers Medicaid services, particularly in home- and community-based settings. Read more... |
 Ohio Convenes Direct Service Workforce Summit
On April 8, Ohio's Long-Term Direct Care Workforce Initiative convened a unique meeting of health and human services stakeholders to develop a strategy for improving the long-term direct service workforce in Ohio.
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 Long-Term Quality Alliance Highlights Innovative Practices
A recent report issued by the Long-Term Quality Alliance presents three innovative programs designed to reduce hospitalization rates and improve care transitions.
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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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