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		<title>PHI Launches the &#8220;Action Alert&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Action Alert will be sent to subscribers when timely action is needed on direct-care workforce issues.]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin&#8217;s Direct-Care Workforce Examined in New PHI Fact Sheet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Direct-care workers comprise Wisconsin's largest occupational grouping, yet many earn wages low enough to qualify for public benefit programs, according to a fact sheet released by PHI this month.]]></description>
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		<title>Hearing Held on Bill to Establish a Massachusetts Direct-Care Workforce Task Force</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massachusetts lawmakers heard testimony on November 15 on a bill to establish a task force to ensure that there is an adequate direct-care workforce to meet the rising demand for long-term services and supports.]]></description>
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		<title>PHI Launches Michigan-Focused Website Expansion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHI Michigan provides comprehensive coverage of Michigan's direct-care workforce and highlights PHI's efforts to promote quality care through quality jobs throughout the state.]]></description>
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		<title>CMS to Host Webinar to Introduce PHI State Data Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CMS/National Direct Service Workforce Resource Center will unveil the PHI State Data Center at a webinar on September 19.]]></description>
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		<title>PHI Letter to Obama Urges Investment in Direct-Care Jobs</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/phi-letter-to-obama-urges-investment-in-direct-care-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a letter to President Obama, PHI President Steven Dawson explains why investment in quality direct-care jobs presents a strong opportunity to put thousands of people back to work.]]></description>
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		<title>PHI Launches State Data Center on the Direct-Care Workforce</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The easy-to-use PHI State Data Center provides timely, accurate information on nursing home aides, home health aides, and personal care assistants in every state.]]></description>
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		<title>An Interview with Robyn Stone</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/an-interview-with-robyn-stone/</link>
		<comments>http://phinational.org/archives/an-interview-with-robyn-stone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robyn Stone, senior vice president for research at LeadingAge and the author of a new book on long-term care, shares her thoughts with PHI on the direct-care workforce.]]></description>
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		<title>PHI Submits Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization Recommendations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) due for reauthorization, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in June released a draft of the reauthorization bill for public comment.]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Highlights Direct-Care Workers&#8217; Commitment at OAA Hearing</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/senator-highlights-direct-care-workers-commitment-at-oaa-hearing/</link>
		<comments>http://phinational.org/archives/senator-highlights-direct-care-workers-commitment-at-oaa-hearing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) paid tribute to direct-care workers during a May 26 hearing hosted by the Senate Aging Committee on the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.]]></description>
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