Three nursing unions merge, forming 150,000-member organization
Feb 20, 2009
Three major nursing unions have announced they will merge to form one massive union to strengthen their voice in the debate over healthcare reform, according to news reports.
News analysis: Support for card check varies depending on the poll
Apr 14, 2009
Parties on each side of the card-check issue are proving adept at swaying the masses, according to a recent news analysis. But it’s hard to know which poll figures to trust.
Card-check alternatives gaining ground with lawmakers
Mar 31, 2009
Last week, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) announced that he might not support current union “card-check” legislation. Since then, a number of alternative labor reform plans have begun to gain popularity.
Specter becomes Democrat, but still opposes card check
Apr 29, 2009
Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, one of the most visible opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act, has announced he will be leaving the Republican Party to caucus with the Democrats. But don’t...
Legislation to boost caregiving workforce introduced
Jan 15, 2009
Members of both the House and Senate Wednesday introduced The Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act, a bill that would seek to bolster the healthcare industry against an expected...
Brookings briefing addresses long-term care survey process, job training
Jul 15, 2008
Redesigning the regulatory survey of nursing homes would help determine how far current resources can be stretched to improve quality, according to a panelist who participated in a long-term care reform...
New bill encourages health insurance co-ops for small businesses
Jul 25, 2008
A new bill introduced in Congress this week would help small businesses, including independent nursing homes and other healthcare providers, form health insurance cooperatives to provide their employees...
Committee OKs legislation that would increase number of foreign-educated nurses in nursing homes
Aug 05, 2008
Nursing-home providers this week expressed approval for legislation recently approved by a House committee that would increase the number of foreign-educated nurses in the U.S.
Specter plans vote against card-check legislation, threatening bill’s passage
Mar 26, 2009
Nursing homes likely are cheering after Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) said Tuesday he would vote against the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the card-check bill. His veto could effectively end the...
Bill would grant states money to pay for background checks for nursing home employees
Mar 20, 2009
(Editor’s note: In an earlier version of this story, we reported that providers would be responsible for paying for fees associated with employee background checks. That is not necessarily the case....