Confused about how the new health reform law really works? This short, animated movie -- featuring the "YouToons" -- explains the problems with the current health care system, the changes that are happening now, and the big changes coming in 2014.
May 23, 2013
UPTE-CWA health care professional members went on a full-day strike Tuesday in support of AFSCME’s patient care technical workers at University of California hospitals across the state. Read More
May 10, 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 we'll look at anti-discrimination laws around benefits offered exclusively to highly compensated employees. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
What Health Care Reform Means to Retirees
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Health Care Reform Update & Implications for CWA Members
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Health Care Reform and Implications for Our Collectively Bargained Plans
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