 House Introduces "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009"
On Tuesday, the three House Committees - Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor - introduced the Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009.
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 Health Care Call-In Day a Great SuccessLast week we asked you to join other advocates in calling your U.S. representatives and senators to ask them to support health reform... over
7,000 calls were generated! Read more and comment |
 HCHCW PA Weighs In on Federal Health ReformTracy Lawless, HCHCW PA Campaign Coordinator, attended Congressman Jason Altmire's Health Care Advisory Board meeting representing the direct-care workforce. Read more and comment |
 Health Care Won't Improve Without Enough Workers
"It is a simple fact. Access to coverage does not equal access to
care," wrote John Hale, Policy Director for the Iowa CareGivers
Association, an HCHCW partner, in a Des Moines Register guest editorial.
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 New Vermont Report Highlights the Issue of AffordabilityAccording to the 2008 Vermont Household Health Insurance Survey, the cost of health insurance premiums is the single biggest barrier to obtaining coverage. Read more and comment |
 Letter to the Editor Highlights the Needs of Caregivers
"Quality jobs and a living wage are imperative to ensuring that aging
and disabled Pennsylvanians receive quality care," wrote Tracy Lawless,
HCHCW PA Campaign Coordinator.
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Carol Regan, National Director