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		<title>Support for Caregivers a Priority for Greenlee</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only three weeks into her tenure as HHS Assistant Secretary of Aging, Kathy Greenlee delivered the keynote address (doc) at this year&#8217;s annual conference of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) and used the opportunity to underscore the importance of home-based health care, including the caregivers who make it possible. Greenlee told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Would Allow Medicare to Cover Adult Day Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Medicare Adult Day Care Services Act of 2009 (pdf), a bill that would expand options for home and community-based services, has been introduced into the U.S. House by Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA). The bill would amend the Social Security Act to cover adult day care services under Medicare. Seniors and people with disabilities would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project 2020: Bill to Improve Access to HCBS</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 11, a bill was introduced into both the U.S. House and Senate that promises to improve access to home and community-based services by generating Medicare and Medicaid savings and allowing more older Americans to receive health support in their homes. “Project 2020: Building on the Promise of Home and Community-Based Services” was introduced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Bill Would Channel Funds to HCBS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) have introduced the &#8220;Home and Community Balancing Incentives Act,&#8221; a bill that would offer enhanced federal Medicaid matching rates to states that are willing to implement home and community-based health care programs. Specifically, the proposed legislation would: Improve case management to help people stay out of nursing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maine Bill Seeks to Overhaul Long-Term Care System</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supporters of a bill that would transform Maine’s long-term care system by directing more state money toward home-based care rallied for a news conference at Maine’s State House on Monday, April 6. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Matt Peterson, D-Rumford, and a bi-partisan list of co-sponsors. Its supporters include Maine’s AARP, the Office of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maine LTC Rebalancing Bill Debated</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maine health care advocates are rallying in support of LD-400, a bill that would increase funding for home-based services and call on government agencies to develop a unified budget for the delivery of long-term care to elders and disabled adults (Bangor Daily News, March 3). On March 3, advocates gathered in the state Legislature&#8217;s Health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CMS Grants Promote Home-Based Care Options</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seven states will receive a share of over $8 million in grants from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to increase awareness of home- and community-based long-term care options for people leaving hospitals who otherwise may enter a traditional nursing home. The $8.3 million in grants are part of the Real Choice Systems [...]]]></description>
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