affordable care act Archive
Few people believed the government would be shutdown because the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party are so adamant about the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which they derisively refer to as “ObamaCare”. Yet, here …
Hospitals are looking to cut costs wherever possible, but what if hiring more social workers was key to decreasing cost? Findings from a study on hospital re-admissions is showing just how significant that difference can be. Laura Bronstein and Shawn …
Scare tactics at the ready, it is time for the annual threat of a government shut-down. Senator Ted Cruz is doing it in style too, taking time out of his filibuster like speech against the Affordable Care Act to read …
Led by Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) President Dr. Darla Spence Coffey, about 160 social workers were enthusiastically welcomed into the historic Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building today for a White House briefing for social workers titled: Addressing …
An article in The Hill newspaper reports that the Obama Administration is reaching out to Hollywood celebrities to encourage them to pitch the benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Of course this makes sense because they have fans and …
Here come the navigators! As the health insurance exchanges prepare for their official roll out October 1 this year (today), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced it will award $54 million in grants to hire “navigators” who will assist people wanting …
America is the only developed country where people can lose their home, or die because they do not have health coverage. If that statement does not outrage you, then read it again. We can have the type of society we …
