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Let's Hear It for Nurses
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May 9, 2013
It's National Nurses Week, a celebration aimed at raising awareness about the value of nursing and the role they play in bettering health care for all Americans. Join us in thanking the nearly 3.1 million registered nurses nationwide - including many CWA nurses -- for all the critical work they do 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
CWA Health Care Reform Update: High Cost Health Plan Excise Tax in 2018
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May 9, 2013
More than 100 people attended the workshops about the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) held at CWA?s Convention in Pittsburgh last month. We will be posting answers to questions brought up during those workshops, and others as they arise, here on the CWA Health Care web page. Today we'll look at the excise tax on high cost plans and how people in dangerous jobs will be protected.
CWA Health Care Reform Update: Coverage of Dependent Children to Age 26
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May 8, 2013
More than 100 people attended the workshops about the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) held at CWA?s Convention in Pittsburgh last month. We will be posting answers to questions brought up during those workshops, and others as they arise, here on the CWA Health Care web page. Today's question concerns mandatory adult dependent coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
CWA Health Care Reform Update: Flexible Spending Accounts Under ACA
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May 7, 2013
More than 100 people attended the workshops about the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) held at CWA?s Convention in Pittsburgh last month. We will be posting answers to questions brought up during those workshops, and others as they arise, here on the CWA Health Care web page. Today's question asks how Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) will be affected by the law.
CWA Activists Demand Fairness at Patriot
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April 4, 2013
Virginia CWA activists on Monday traveled to West Virginia to rally to save the retirement and health benefits of thousands of Patriot Coal miners.