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	<title>Capitol Update &#187; Affordable Health Care for America Act</title>
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		<title>Insurers Go To Bat For Nurse Case Managers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doretta.Hood@ana.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a Capitol Hill briefing on July 28, representatives from America’s Health Insurance Plans and private insurers Aetna, Humana, Tufts Health Plan, and UnitedHealthcare noted that case management programs – particularly those utilizing nurses – were instrumental in helping ensure quality care after hospital discharge and preventing costly hospital readmissions.]]></description>
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		<title>Key Nursing Provisions: House and Senate Bills</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both the House bill, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962), and the Senate bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590), clearly represent a movement toward much-needed, comprehensive and meaningful reform for our nation’s healthcare system. ANA has highlighted the nursing provisions within H.R. 3962 and H.R. 3590 and categorized them by Nursing Workforce Funding, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, and Quality. ]]></description>
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		<title>Join Us in Giving Thanks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of the year – time to give thanks for everything you’re grateful for.  This year, ANA is especially grateful to the 220 Members of the United States House of Representatives that voted to pass the historic Affordable Health Care for America Act.]]></description>
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