Message-ID: <20221027005202.GA643504@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:52:02 +0000
From: Bill Horne
Subject: New Jeresy CWA Members Fight Back Against Healthcare
Premium Increases
CWA local and county government workers in New Jersey demonstrated
outside their worksites on October 20th to fight back against huge
increases to health care premiums.
A coalition of state employee unions, including CWA, recently settled
negotiations to minimize a similar increase. The issue is trickier for
local and county government employees because it requires an
appropriation over $300 million dollars to be passed by the state
legislature that would then need to be signed by the governor. If a
deal is not reached, it could also mean significant tax increases in
counties, cities and towns throughout the state.
https://tinyurl.com/5dnv9vyv
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Message-ID: <20221027005925.GA643623@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:59:25 +0000
From: Bill Horne
Subject: GAO Releases Report on Telehealth
On September 26, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO)
released a report titled “Medicare Telehealth: Actions Needed to
Strengthen Oversight and Help Providers Educate Patients on Privacy
and Security Risks.” The 75-page report describes the utilization of
Medicare telehealth services under current pandemic-related waivers,
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) efforts to identify
and monitor risks posed by the current waivers, and a change made by
the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil
Rights (OCR) to the enforcement of regulations governing patients’
protected health information during the COVID-19 public health
emergency (PHE).
https://tinyurl.com/3sssabdp
Message-ID: <20221027005605.GA643564@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:56:05 +0000
From: Bill Horne
Subject: Midterm Elections Coming Up - CWAers Fight for Candidates
Who Will Fight for Us
With the Midterm Elections just a few weeks away and voting already
taking place in several states, CWA members throughout District 1 are
gearing up for a tough fight in several key races that could have a
huge impact on the balance of power in our state and federal
governments.
From Maine to New Jersey, CWA District 1 members have been knocking on
doors, making phonecalls, sending text messages, and sharing
information to get the vote out for candidates on the local, state,
and federal levels who will protect unions and fight for our
interests.
https://tinyurl.com/4bmf284s
Message-ID: <20221027010249.GA643657@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 01:02:49 +0000
From: Bill Horne
Subject: Yet ANOTHER TCPA Suit May Be Headed to SCOTUS Review
“Incentive Awards Are Exceptionally Important”: Yet Another TCPA Suit
May Be Headed to SCOTUS Review - Class Action Incentive Awards Hang in
the Balance Nationwide
Should people be paid for bringing class actions resulting in
settlements? That is the question that MIGHT be headed to the
U.S. Supreme Court. And the statute that brought it to you? The TCPA,
of course.
The TCPA has resulted in numerous U.S. Supreme Court rulings in the
last dozen years or so.
https://tinyurl.com/mt2vzdjc
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