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The U.S. Supreme Court on June 25 made a monumental decision on a challenge to the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA). In a 6-3 ruling, the Court dismissed the contention that providing subsidies to low-income persons to purchase health care through the ACA was not proper due to lack of specific authorization in the wording of the law.

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The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) offers its condolences to the families and friends of the nine people who lost their lives in the June 17 mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.

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The NASW today announced winners of the 2015 NASW Media Awards.

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NASW and the National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF) have awarded 10 universities with scholarships under the Social Work HEALS: Social Work Healthcare Education and Leadership Scholars program.

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The National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF) has announced that Dean Katharine Briar-Lawson is the recipient of the International Rhoda G. Sarnat Award for her life-long devotion to the social work profession and the clients who social workers serve.

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The recipient of the NASW Foundation's 2015 Knee/Wittman Outstanding Achievement Award is Dr. Roberta Rubin Greene, professor emerita at the University of Texas-Austin.

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NASWF Harold Lipton is recipient of its 2014 Knee/Wittman Lifetime Achievement Award for his leadership role in hospital social work in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, Ohio and California.

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NASW has announced former Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) is the recipient of its 2014 National Public Elected Official of the Year award for pushing education, health care and other legislation to improve the quality of life for all Americans.

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NASW announced Phyllis Mitzen is the recipient of its 2014 National Lifetime Achievement Award. Phyllis Mitzen has devoted over four decades to the social work profession and to improving the care of older Americans.

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Reverend Ann E. Helmke is recipient of NASW's 2014 National Public Citizen of the Year Award for the tremendous contributions she has made serving people who are often marginalized in our society, including those who are homeless or victims of abuse.

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