NASW
seeks enactment of federal managed care standards that enable consumers
to feel confident that quality health care will be available when
it is needed and that reassure providers that appropriate clinical
and preventive care is economical and feasible. NASW will work
to protect the program integrity, financial stability, and entitlement
status, as well as the prominent role social workers play in the
Medicaid and Medicare programs, including long-term care. NASW
has as priorities protecting the role of social workers as providers
in these programs, as well as the right of clients to be served
by social workers. NASW also will work to protect the confidentiality
of medical records and patient information.
