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	<description>PHI works to improve long-term care -- by improving the jobs of home health aides, certified nurse aides, &#38; personal care attendants.</description>
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		<title>150 National Organizations Rally for Health Care Reform</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/more-than-100-national-organizations-rally-for-health-care-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While members of the House of Representatives were passing a bill to repeal health care reform, PHI and other advocates representing 150 national organizations gathered elsewhere on Capitol Hill to voice ardent support for the Affordable Care Act.]]></description>
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		<title>Aging Organizations Rally Behind Berwick Nomination</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/aging-organizations-rally-behind-berwick-nomination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHI has joined 28 other members of the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations in supporting Dr. Donald Berwick's nomination as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare &#038; Medicaid Services (CMS).]]></description>
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		<title>Family Caregivers&#8217; Health Impacts Employers&#8217; Costs, Study Finds</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/family-caregivers-higher-health-costs-impact-employers-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study finds that the health care costs of employees who provide care to elderly relatives or friends are 8 percent higher than those of employees who are not caregivers. Working family caregivers potentially cost U.S. employers an estimated $13.4 billion a year &#8212; or possibly more, if the employee provides care to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRESS RELEASE: Maine Grant to Expand Insurance to Direct-Care Workers</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/press-release-maine-grant-to-expand-insurance-to-direct-care-workers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release September 22, 2009 Contact: Deane Beebe, PHI Media Relations Director 718.928.2033 / dbeebe@PHInational.org David Ward, Direct Care Alliance 212.730.0741 / dward@directcarealliance.org Maine Grant to Expand Insurance to Direct-Care Workers An $8.5 million federal grant to the state of Maine will expand health coverage to Maine’s direct-care workers. The grant, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newborns Assured Medicaid &amp; CHIP Coverage, Says CMS</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/newborns-assured-medicaid-chip-coverage-says-cms/</link>
		<comments>http://phinational.org/archives/newborns-assured-medicaid-chip-coverage-says-cms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued guidelines assuring that babies born to women covered by Medicaid or CHIP will be automatically enrolled in those programs for 1 year. This announcement was made in a letter to state health officials (pdf) providing guidance on the implementation of the Children’s Health Insurance Program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Astir with Plans for Health Care Reform</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/congress-astir-with-plans-for-health-care-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Key committees in the House and Senate have unveiled plans to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable health care. In the Senate Senate Finance has released three papers outlining reform options and will soon choose among these to craft their legislation. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee has released a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guaranteeing Paid Sick Days for Low Income Workers</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/guaranteeing-paid-sick-days-for-low-income-workers/</link>
		<comments>http://phinational.org/archives/guaranteeing-paid-sick-days-for-low-income-workers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As panic spread last month about a potential swine flu epidemic, Americans were advised to stay home if they were feeling ill. But for millions of workers who receive no paid sick days &#8212; including large percentages of direct-care workers &#8212; taking a day off from work can be a hard decision as it directly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PHI Comments on Senate Health Reform Papers</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/phi-comments-on-senate-health-reform-papers/</link>
		<comments>http://phinational.org/archives/phi-comments-on-senate-health-reform-papers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Max Baucus (D-Montana), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), the committee’s ranking member, have released a trio of papers addressing options for the overhaul of the U.S. health care system. “Transforming the Health Care Delivery System: Proposals to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Health Care Costs” (pdf), released on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President, Senate Moving on Health Reform Legislation</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/president-senate-moving-on-health-reform-legislation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report from the Senate committee charged with drafting U.S. health reform legislation shows a strong commitment to including long-term care services and supports in the overall plan. Meanwhile, President Obama has indicated his support for a national health reform plan that reduces costs, guarantees choice, and provides affordable coverage. He has publicly urged the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Come Care with Me&#8221; Days Influence PA Legislators</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/come-care-with-me-days-influence-pa-legislators/</link>
		<comments>http://phinational.org/archives/come-care-with-me-days-influence-pa-legislators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[wpyt-post]VhKidDL8Aho[/wpyt-post] An innovative program in Pennsylvania is giving state officials a firsthand look at the daily lives of direct-care workers and broadcasting the message that these workers suffer from low wages and a lack of health insurance. Five legislators across the state of Pennsylvania have participated in &#8220;Come Care with Me,&#8221; a program sponsored by [...]]]></description>
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