NASW/CT LEGISLATIVE ALERT

CALLS AND EMAILS NEEDED NOW IN SUPPORT OF LOWER LICENSE FEES BILL The Public Health Committee has voted in support of Bill 6837: An Act Concerning the License Renewal Fee and Schedule for Licensed Clinical Social Workers and Licensed Master Social Workers and the Examination Requirement for Licensure of Master Social Workers. Now the House […]

NASW/CT LEGISLATIVE ALERT SUPPORT A PUBLIC OPTION AND EXPANSION OF HEATLH CARE COVERAGE Senate Bill 842: An Act Concerning Health Insurance and Health Care in CT

 The insurance industry does not want competition. We can override their opposition this year! Here is what the bill does. ·      Offers small businesses and non-profits affordable options for comprehensive health care insurance.·      Expands HUSKY A Parents Medicaid coverage to 201% of the federal poverty level.·      Provides a system to allow health coverage for undocumented immigrants.·      Subsidies for some people to […]

NASW/CT LEGISLATIVE ACTION ALERT ASK HOUSE MEMBERS TO VOTE YES FOR S.B. 1AN ACT EQUALIZING COMPREHENSIVE ACCESS TO MENTAL, BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC.

Senate Bill 1 is an omnibus mental health and health bill that addresses a wide range of concerns brought on by or exasperated by the pandemic. The bill has passed the state senate and now in the state house. We urge all members to contact your state representative and ask them to VOTE YES on […]

INCREASE NURSING HOME SOCIAL WORK SERVICES

SOCIAL WORK LEGISLATIVE ALERT INCREASE NURSING HOME SOCIAL WORK SERVICES SUPPORT S.B. 1030: AN ACT CONCERNING LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES The pandemic hit nursing home residents especially hard. From this experience the CT Legislature has drafted legislation to address problems within nursing homes. The bill includes lowering the bed to social worker ratio that is now […]

MEDICAID HUSKY LEGISLATIVE ALERTTELL YOUR LEGISLATORS TO EXPAND HUSKY COVERAGE NASW/CT joins with other health care advocates in calling on the Legislature to increase eligibility for HUSKY coverage to 200% of the federal poverty level.

Here are the requests we ask you to tell your state legislators to support.  Restore eligibility limits for parents under HUSKY A to 200% of the federal poverty level (FPL) After cuts in 2015, more than 11,200 parents lost coverage. Now, parents are eligible up to $35,100/year or $16/hour for a household of 3 with […]

TELEHEALTH ACTION ALERT TELL YOUR SENATOR THAT IT IS TIME TO PASS THE TELEHEALTH BILL

 You are receiving this Alert because your state senator is a leader in the state senate and as such has the influence to call a vote on Senate Bill 1022: An Act Concerning Telehealth. This is the bill that will make the current telehealth provisions in the Governor’s executive order PERMANENT. The bill is currently […]

SUPPORT A PUBLIC OPTION AND EXPANSION OF HEATLH CARE COVERAGE

Senate Bill 842: An Act Concerning Health Insurance and Health Care in CT The insurance industry does not want competition. We can override their opposition this year! Here is what the bill does. Offers small businesses and non-profits affordable options for comprehensive health care insurance. Expands HUSKY A Parents Medicaid coverage to 201% of the […]

SUPPORT A PUBLIC OPTION AND EXPANSION OF HEATLH CARE COVERAGE

Senate Bill 842: An Act Concerning Health Insurance and Health Care in CT The insurance industry does not want competition. We can override their opposition this year! Here is what the bill does. Offers small businesses and non-profits affordable options for comprehensive health care insurance. Expands HUSKY A Parents Medicaid coverage to 201% of the […]

Call Upon the Appropriations Committee to Expand HUSKY A Coverage to More Parents & Cover Immigrants

Call Upon the Appropriations Committee to Expand HUSKY A Coverage to More Parents & Cover Immigrants  The state budget hearings are currently being held and on Friday, February 21st the DSS budget hearing will occur. NASW/CT and other Medicaid advocates are calling for an expansion of coverage eligibility under HUSKY A for parents up to […]

FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ALERT

NASW has introduced a Social Work Safety Bill in the U.S. Congress. Here in CT we want to have our Congressional delegation to become co-sponsors of the bill. It is difficult to get bills acted upon in Congress making it critical to have enough co-sponsors to bring a bill to a vote. Our goal is […]