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	<title>Capitol Update &#187; End Notes</title>
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		<title>President Appoints Dr. Donald Berwick CMS Administrator</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doretta.Hood@ana.org</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 7, President Obama appointed Dr. Donald Berwick the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare &#038; Medicaid Services (CMS).  The president made this “recess” appointment while Congress is out of session, as Republican members threatened to derail the nomination and turn the confirmation hearings into a debate on healthcare reform.]]></description>
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		<title>ANA-PAC Hosts Successful Fundraising Events at the 2010 House of Delegates</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[June 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ANA's strength on Capitol Hill is through the political involvement and contributions of our nurses to ANA-PAC. $36,659 was raised at the 2010 House of Delegates to support Congressional candidates running for office who will advocate for nurses on the Hill.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Defeats Resolution Challenging EPA Authority on Greenhouse Gasses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel.Conant@ana.org</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Clean Air Act]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 10, the Senate declined to consider a resolution introduced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska disapproving of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions by 47-53. This dangerous resolution would have put the Senate on record in favor of blocking the EPA from regulating greenhouse-gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Pay Cut Postponed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doretta.Hood@ana.org</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[June 2010]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SGR (Sustainable Growth Rate)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After months of legislative wrangling and misfires, Congress approved legislation replacing a 21.3 percent cut in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) with a 2.2 percent increase, for services provided from June through November 2010.  ]]></description>
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		<title>The ANA-PAC Board Welcomes New Trustees</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doretta.Hood@ana.org</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Nurses Association Political Action Committee (ANA-PAC)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[June 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The American Nurses Association Political Action Committee (ANA-PAC) proudly welcomes three new Trustees, Barbara Crane, Jennifer Davis and Elizabeth Dietz. ]]></description>
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