Look ↴ for link “proposed rule” in KHN’s report by Shefali Luthra:
Medicaid home care aides — hourly workers who help the elderly and disabled with daily tasks like eating, getting dressed and bathing — are emerging as the latest target in the ongoing power struggle between conservatives and organized labor.
About half a million of these workers belong to the Service Employees International Union, a public-sector union that represents almost 1.9 million workers in the United States and Canada. The union is an influential donor to liberal politicians and boasted strong ties to the Obama administration.
A proposed rule from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would prohibit home health aides paid directly by Medicaid from having their union dues automatically deducted from their paychecks, though it doesn’t name the fees explicitly.
Blocking these direct Medicaid payments means the workers — especially those who don’t work in a single, centralized office, or don’t have a credit card or a bank account — are far less likely to pay dues, diminishing the union’s potential influence….
[MORE AT THE ARTICLE]
CLICK ON THAT LINK. That’ll get you to the Regulations.gov page where you can comment online —the comment button is prominent at top right on that page below which is stated the later of 2 “deadlines”:
Aug 13 2018, at 11:59 PM ET
— or scroll down for mail & express mail & phone alternatives.
You’ll notice down there that it sez, “To be assured consideration” the deadline was 5pm today (no time-zone stated) for other alternatives, so hitting that comment button is our remaining alternative.
IF YOU’RE RIGHT ON TOP OF DEADLINE WHEN YOU SEE IT, JUST COMMENT
NO
Lots to read at the regs.gov page if you want to, more to read at Luthra’s article linked at the top. The title image shows that the Canadian and American workers in this union have been battling at least since 2015. GIVE THEM SOME HELP!
It’s in all our best interest.