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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>House Votes to Repeal CLASS Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives voted last week to repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act, a voluntary, federal long-term care insurance program established by the Affordable Care Act.]]></description>
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		<title>House Committee Votes to Repeal CLASS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 18, the House Committee on Ways &#038; Means voted 23-13 to repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program.]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Casey Introduces Bill to Boost Role of Direct-Care Workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bill would establish demonstration projects focusing on care coordination and service delivery redesign for older adults with chronic illnesses, or those at risk of institutional placement.]]></description>
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		<title>Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights Proposed by Senator Franken</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/home-care-consumer-bill-of-rights-proposed-by-senator-franken/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the support of three of his colleagues from the Senate HELP Committee, Senator Al Franken (D-MN) introduced the Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights Act on October 20.]]></description>
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		<title>PHI Adds Massachusetts Pages to Website</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/phi-adds-massachusetts-pages-to-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHI Massachusetts, a new section of the PHI PolicyWorks website, will provide news, facts, and other resources about the state's direct-care workforce.]]></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>
		<comments>http://phinational.org/archives/more-than-100-national-organizations-rally-for-health-care-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHI</dc:creator>
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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>COMMENTARY: Eldercare Workforce Alliance Back on the Hill</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/adult-learner-centered-education-on-the-hill/</link>
		<comments>http://phinational.org/archives/adult-learner-centered-education-on-the-hill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On World Alzheimer's Day, September 21, I was in Washington with 40 other advocates representing the 28 national organizations of the Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA).]]></description>
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		<title>Extended Federal Medicaid Increase Just Steps Away</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/extended-federal-medicaid-increase-just-steps-away/</link>
		<comments>http://phinational.org/archives/extended-federal-medicaid-increase-just-steps-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) increase is expected to be extended, since the U.S. Senate has voted to pass it.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Addresses Inadequacies of Direct-Care Worker Jobs</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/senate-addresses-inadequacies-of-direct-care-worker-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://phinational.org/archives/senate-addresses-inadequacies-of-direct-care-worker-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a field hearing on August 2 entitled "Taking Care of Mom and Dad: Why We Need a Quality Workforce to Serve Our Older Americans."]]></description>
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		<title>House Committee Passes Bill to Train Public Housing Residents</title>
		<link>http://phinational.org/archives/house-committee-passes-bill-to-train-public-housing-residents/</link>
		<comments>http://phinational.org/archives/house-committee-passes-bill-to-train-public-housing-residents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House Committee on Financial Services passed the Public Housing Reinvestment and Tenant Protection Act of 2010 (H.R. 5814) on July 27, which includes provisions to fund training for public housing residents to become home health and personal care aides.]]></description>
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