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From the desk of ... National Partnership Staff
A Day to Remember, A March That Must Continue
On August 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands of men and women came together in Washington, D.C., for the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Fifty years later, the march continues.
From the desk of ... Debra L. Ness
One Step Closer to Equity for Peace Corps Volunteers
Here's a fact that may surprise you: Women who work for the Peace Corps at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. and women who volunteer for the Peace Corps and serve overseas receive different health care coverage from the federal government.
From the desk of ... Mark Savage, Health IT
Moving Forward on Health IT
Delay access to health information you need now? Pause efforts to ensure that an emergency room can get your medical data from your doctor immediately, if the need arises? Patients and consumers say no.
From the desk of ... Debra L. Ness
Amplifying the Voices of Patients
Big changes are taking place in our health care system — and it’s about time. While some innovations have been occurring in limited areas around the country, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is making bigger, bolder transformation of the health care system more of a reality.
From the desk of ... Judith L. Lichtman
Keeping "Wellness" from Turning into Discrimination
Today, I had the honor of testifying before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on a topic of critical importance to our nation’s workers: employer wellness programs.
From the desk of ... Elina Alterman, Health IT
Why Health IT is Truly the Cat's Meow
Those of us who work in the health IT world spend our days analyzing policies, creating advocacy strategies, and talking about meaningful use criteria, quality improvement, and care coordination till we're blue in the face. But how does that play out when we leave the office? More often than not, we bring our work home.
From the desk of ... Kirsten Sloan
It's All in the Details: Employer Wellness Programs Can Help or Harm
From the desk of ... Debra L. Ness
If Budgets Reflect Priorities...
From the desk of ... Debra L. Ness
The 'With Model' of Patient and Family Engagement
From the desk of ... Kirsten Sloan
Election 2012: Women and Families Need Full Implementation of Health Reform
From the desk of ... Lee Partridge
There's No Place Like (A Medical) Home
From the desk of ... Christine Monahan
Eliminating Disparities in Maternal Health
How does race and ethnicity intersect with other identities (including sex, gender identity, etc.) in ways that compound barriers to health care and lead to health disparities?
From the desk of ... Kirsten Sloan
Medicare Matters to Older Women
From the desk of ... Debra L. Ness
Older Women's Stake in Health Reform
From the desk of ... Debra L. Ness
10 Things to LOVE About the Affordable Care Act
From the desk of ... Kirsten Sloan
Defending Progress on Health Care
"Shared sacrifices." "Tough decisions." "Everything is on the table." This is the rhetoric being used to describe the Super Committee's daunting task of reducing the national deficit by $1.2 trillion over the next ten years.
With a little over a week for the Congressional super committee to complete its work, we must raise our voices to ensure Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are protected in the final deficit reduction package.
From the desk of ... Andrea Friedman
Dear Supercommittee: There's Nothing "Super" about Cutting Medicaid
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