- Areas of Practice
Health
- Consumer fact sheet on the Affordable Care Act (12/11/2012)
Practice Perspectives:
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Advancing Health Equality Through the National Culturally
and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards (9/12/2013) - Essential Health Benefits & the Affordable Care Act: What Social Workers Need to Know (12/11/2012)
- State Health Insurance Exchanges: What Social Workers Need to Know (pdf format | 3/16/2011)
- The Affordable Care Act: Implications for Low - and Moderate - Income Women’s Health and Well Being (Jan 2012)
- Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs): Opportunities for the Social Work Profession (pdf format | 9/29/2011)
- The Medical Home Model: What Is It And How Do Social Workers Fit In? (May 2011)
- Healthy People 2020: Social Work Values in a Public Health Roadmap (2/25/2011)
- Domestic Violence and Women of Color: Complex Dynamics (Feb 2011)
- Support for Family Caregivers: The National Landscape and the Social Work Role (2/28/2011)
- MDS 3.0: Implications for Social Workers in Nursing Homes and Community-Based Settings (8/30/2010)
- Pharmaceutical Industry Prescription Assistance Programs: Benefits And Challenges (pdf format | July 2010)
- Trends in Medication Adherence (6/1/2010)
- NASW and CMSA Support Social Work Role in Case Management Standards (5/4/2010)
- The Childhood Obesity Epidemic: The Social Work Response (January 2010)
Federal Commentary
- Comments on “Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act,” CMS-9968- ANPRM (6/20/2012)
- NASW Responds to HHS Essential Health Benefits (EHB) Bulletin with a Call For a Strong National Benefit Package (2/2/2012)
- CMS-2349-P (Medicaid Program; Eligibility Changes under the Affordable Care Act
of 2010) (11/9/2011) - NASW Recommendations on the Essential Health Benefits (EHB) Package (11/9/2011)
- NASW Commentary on State Health Insurance Exchanges (9/29/11)
- NASW Commentary on Accountable Care Organizations (6/9/2011)
- Public Comments of the National Association of Social Workers To the Task Force of Childhood Obesity (4/9/2010)
Blog Entries:
- NASW is pleased to announce the launch of the Caseload Capacity Calculator (CLC) (10/4/2011)
- NASW Submits Comments on State Health Insurance Exchanges – An Essential Feature of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (9/29/11)
- Joint Commission Launches Palliative Care Certification Program (7/14/2011)
- NASW Comments on ACOs: Professional Social Workers Essential to Patient-Centered, Coordinated Health Care (6/9/2011)
- NASW Applauds Efforts to Curb Smoking with FDA Tobacco Warnings (6/22/2011)
- NASW Advocates for Change as Member of Hospice And Palliative Care Coalition (2/3/2011)
- Red Cross is seeking Disaster Mental Health (DMH) Support
(June 2011) - Questions about Caseload? Your Input Can Help Create a Caseload Calculator (5/10/2011)
Occupational Profiles:
Press Release/Announcements:
- NASW Standards for Social Work Case Management: Comments Requested (4/26/2012)
- Expense-Paid Training Opportunity on Oral Chemotherapy Adherence (4/5/2011)
- Expense-paid Training Opportunity in Washington, DC for Social Workers and Nurses on the Cancer Survival Toolbox®, a free resource developed by the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
- NASW Promotes National Healthcare Decisions Day 2011 (12/1/2010)
- NASW Releases Standards for Social Work Practice with Family Caregivers of Older Adults (10/29/2010)
- Fellowship Opportunities for Social Workers in Aging and Health (2/16/2010)
- Dementia Care Practice Recommendations For Home Care Professionals Released (1/7/2010)
- NASW Endorses National Report Advocating For Care Of Chronic Pain (1/7/2010)