Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Trump Rule That Prohibits States From Automatically Collecting Dues From Home-Care Workers Goes Into Effect Friday
The Wall Street Journal: New Rule To Test Union Membership, Finances
Two of the nation’s most powerful unions face a potential loss of members and millions of dollars when a Trump administration rule takes effect Friday in the latest big test for organized labor. The rule will prohibit states from automatically collecting dues from home-care workers’ paychecks. About eight states currently allow the unionization of people who provide in-home care to the disabled and elderly and whose pay is subsidized by the government. The Service Employees International Union and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees represent the vast majority of unionized home-care workers. (Maher, 7/3)
In other administration news —
The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Indian Health Service Revamps Rules For Sexual-Abuse Reporting At Substance-Abuse Facility
The U.S. Indian Health Service has overhauled sex-abuse reporting practices at a troubled North Carolina substance-abuse treatment center the agency runs after allegations its managers mishandled a 2016 incident. In June, The Wall Street Journal reported that leaders at the Cherokee, N.C. facility and the regional office overseeing it botched the response to allegations that a maintenance worker may have engaged in sexual misconduct with a teenage patient, which the maintenance worker denied. (Weaver, 7/2)
