Under the Federal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill, $75 million in State Health Access Program grants will be available to states that are ready to expand health coverage to targeted uninsured groups. This is an opportunity for states to develop programs to cover direct care workers. Continue reading ‘Millions in Health Access Grants Available for States’
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The Iowa legislature adjourned early Sunday morning having made promising advances on health care for direct-care workers – despite the bleak economic outlook for the state. Continue reading ‘Funding for Iowa Pilot Program Approved’
As Congress is gearing up to draft national health reform legislation, a major element will be how “affordable” is defined for what individuals and families will have to pay for coverage.
We are asking YOU to share your definition of what affordable means to you (price, premiums, co-payments, deductible, share of family income, coverage, etc.) We’ll share your views with members of Congress and state leaders in the coming months.
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Allison Lee
National Campaign Manager
HCHCW
alee@phinational.org
A few weeks ago, a handful of members of the Maine Direct Care Worker Coalition brought together department heads and legislative leaders in an unprecedented meeting to discuss health insurance options for the direct-care workforce. The meeting was held in the office of the Speaker of the House and was arranged by home-care worker Helen Hanson. The policymakers in attendance at the meeting were:
- Senator Nancy Sullivan
- Speaker of the House Hannah Pingree
- Senate President Libby Mitchell
- Trish Riley, the director of the Governor’s Office of Health Policy and Finance
- Brenda Harvey, Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services
- Mila Kofman, Superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Insurance
- Representative Adam Goode
- Representative Steve Butterfield
- Representative James Campbell Continue reading ‘Worker-Led Effort Results in High Stakes Meeting’
HCHCW Vermont joined with the Vermont Campaign for Health Security to produce a new video designed to explain the health insurance options available to direct-care workers in Vermont. The video, “Health Insurance Options for Direct-Care Workers in Vermont”, features PHI’s Northern New England Policy Director, Alex Olins, and Diane McGill, a direct-care worker from Vermont. In the short video, Alex answers questions from Diane about the various plans available under Green Mountain Care, a family of health insurance plans subsidized by the state.
The video is being promoted to workers through long-term care employers, the Vermont Association of Professional Caregivers, and the Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security.
Allison Lee
National Campaign Manager
HCHCW
alee@phinational.org
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