Dee Mahan

1. Taking Care of Home Care Workers

   Posted February 8, 2012 at 9:55am by Dee Mahan

   Home care workers are part of one of the fastest growing segments of the American workforce. A segment that is excluded from the minimum wage and overtime protections.

2. Another Threat to Medicaid….the Blended FMAP

   Posted July 12, 2011 at 1:43pm by Dee Mahan

   Just when you think that all the possible variations of Medicaid cuts have been laid out—straight cuts, spending caps, converting Medicaid to a block grant—something new pops up. This time it’s an idea from the Administration, and it isn’t a good one: It’s what is known as a “blended FMAP.” Yet another acronym in a sea of them, this one is very important to Medicaid—FMAP stands for the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage, the share of Medicaid costs paid by the federal government.

    

3. New grants help state programs

   Posted March 10, 2011 at 12:24pm by Dee Mahan

   Republicans are getting a lot of attention these days for trying to starve the Affordable Care Act of funding in order to derail implementation. Behind all the politics, what‘s not getting as much attention is all the good that the Affordable Care Act is doing right now, and how it’s helping Americans in all walks of life.