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		<title>CLASS Act at Risk of Repeal, Would Eliminate PCA Workforce Panel</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/class-act-repeal-would-jeopardize-access-to-ltss-eliminate-pca-workforce-panel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of bipartisan senators known as the "Gang of Six" have advanced a budget proposal that would repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act.]]></description>
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		<title>Community Living Initiative Finds Adequacy of Direct-Care Workforce Is Unanimous Concern</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 18:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All of the participants at the 2010 meetings agreed that there were not enough qualified people to provide care to older adults and people with disabilities in the community.]]></description>
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		<title>Companionship Exemption Doesn&#8217;t Apply to Workers in Community-Based Settings, Court Confirms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supportive services workers who care for people with Medicaid in community-based residential care settings are not exempt from federal minimum wage and overtime requirements, confirmed a U.S. district court in Western Missouri. The case of Solis v. Firstcall Staffing Solutions, Inc. (pdf) involved 10 developmentally disabled consumers sharing four dwellings in an Independence, MO, apartment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Alliance Seeks to Broaden Quality Measures</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[National experts on health, consumer, and aging issues have joined to form the Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) to ensure that people who need long-term services and supports receive high-quality care. The alliance will focus on the quality of care provided in nursing homes as well as community-based settings where, according to the group, quality improvement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HHS Coordinating Council Moves Forward</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Health and Human Services Coordinating Council on Community Living is off to a good start, said Henry Claypool, director of the HHS Office on Disability. The Office on Disability is leading an internal working partnership that is charged with coordinating HHS&#8217;s &#8220;Year of Community Living&#8221; efforts. Seven HHS agency and office heads have come [...]]]></description>
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