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	<title>Capitol Update &#187; health care reform</title>
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		<title>Health Care Reform: What States Can Expect</title>
		<link>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/06/health-care-reform-what-states-can-expect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doretta.Hood@ana.org</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[May 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPACA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The debate over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA ) may be over, but the work has just begun.  Many of the requirements will be implemented incrementally, between now and 2014 and beyond, but there are some immediate provisions necessitating federal regulations be promulgated fairly quickly. Not only are federal agencies feeling the pinch, but the new law has many implications for the states, which are still trying to gather the facts and ready for their expanded responsibilities.  What can the states expect…….]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s only just begun&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/04/its-only-just-begun/</link>
		<comments>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/04/its-only-just-begun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doretta.Hood@ana.org</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[April 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s only just begun…..Although the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law on March 23, 2010 by President Barack Obama, the debate over health care reform measures is just getting fired up, especially within the states. ]]></description>
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		<title>Historic Health Care Reform Legislation Signed Into Law!</title>
		<link>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/04/historic-health-care-reform-legislation-signed-into-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/04/historic-health-care-reform-legislation-signed-into-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doretta.Hood@ana.org</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archived]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANA President Rebecca M. Patton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNOR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H.R. 3590]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H.R. 4872]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform Toolkit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[March 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, March 23 ANA President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR witnessed history as President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. Nurses around the country should be proud of their hard work. This historic legislation benefits both the nursing profession and the patients we serve.]]></description>
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		<title>ANA Nurses Join with President Obama in Support of Health Care Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/04/ana-nurses-join-with-president-obama-in-support-of-health-care-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/04/ana-nurses-join-with-president-obama-in-support-of-health-care-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel.Conant@ana.org</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archived]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[March 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Missouri Nurses Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MONA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania State Nurses Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANA has had numerous opportunities over the last month to send members from around the country to events with President Barack Obama to demonstrate their strong support for the President and his goal of achieving meaningful health reform. ]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Reform is Alive and Well!</title>
		<link>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/03/health-care-reform-is-alive-and-well/</link>
		<comments>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/03/health-care-reform-is-alive-and-well/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel.Conant@ana.org</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archived]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antitrust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[February 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H.R. 3590]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H.R. 4626]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McCarran-Ferguson Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President’s proposal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just when everyone thought health care reform was dead….it's baaaack!!! The last week of February showed the American people that President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders are committed to advancing and enacting meaningful health care reform. ANA wants to make sure you have the latest information on what is happening in Washington, DC!]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands have Signed…Will You?</title>
		<link>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/03/thousands-have-signed-willyou/</link>
		<comments>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/03/thousands-have-signed-willyou/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doretta.Hood@ana.org</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archived]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[February 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Let’s Get It Done!]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wow!!  We called on nurses to help us show Congress that health care reform needs to be passed now – and they ANSWERED!  In less than one week over 6,000 have signed the “Let’s Get It Done!” petition and showed their support for breaking the impasse in Congress and getting meaningful health reform passed this year.]]></description>
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		<title>Massachusetts &amp; Health Care Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/03/massachusetts-health-care-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/03/massachusetts-health-care-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doretta.Hood@ana.org</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archived]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[February 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Massachusetts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While health care reform has stalled at the federal level, it’s interesting to look at what has been done. Three years after Massachusetts passed health care reform legislation, the legislature reports that 97% of residents have health insurance, the highest in the nation. Massachusetts Senator Richard Moore, chair of Health Care Financing Committee offers that “health care reform in Massachusetts was much more than expanding access to health insurance. It also addressed improving health care quality and containing costs. What else can we learn from the Massachusetts experience? ]]></description>
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		<title>Current Status of Health Care Reform Proposals</title>
		<link>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/01/current-status-of-health-care-reform-proposals-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/01/current-status-of-health-care-reform-proposals-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel.Conant@ana.org</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archived]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H.R. 3590]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[January 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate passed its healthcare bill, H.R. 3590, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” on Christmas Eve by a vote of 60-39!  ANA wants to make sure you have the latest information on what is happening in Washington, DC! Where is the health care reform debate going? What has happened since the Senate voted on Christmas Eve? All of your questions concerning health care reform are answered here!]]></description>
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		<title>Being Politically Active: One Nurse&#8217;s Perspective</title>
		<link>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/01/being-politically-active-one-nurses-perspective/</link>
		<comments>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/01/being-politically-active-one-nurses-perspective/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel.Conant@ana.org</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archived]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[January 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania State Nurses Association]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I graduated nursing school in 2005, my fellow graduates and I took a pledge to care for the ill, “sparing no effort to conserve life, to alleviate suffering, and to promote health.” I believe that supporting policies that help to improve the lives of patients and the conditions in which we care for them is very much in line with the objectives of our nursing oaths. For the past two years, I have been working with Pennsylvania State Nurses Association and most recently the American Nurses Association to fight for issues that affect my patients. Most recently, I have gotten involved with the fight for affordable, high-quality health care for all Americans.]]></description>
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		<title>ANA President Interviewed for White House Health Reform Video</title>
		<link>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/01/ana-president-interviewed-for-white-house-health-reform-video/</link>
		<comments>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2010/01/ana-president-interviewed-for-white-house-health-reform-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel.Conant@ana.org</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ANA President]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[January 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vice President Joe Biden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White House]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The American Nurses Association (ANA) continues to ensure the nursing profession’s perspective is clearly heard during the ongoing health care debate. ANA worked with the White House to create the online video, “Who Do You Trust”, which features Vice President Joe Biden, ANA President Rebecca M. Patton, and the American Academy of Family Physicians President Lori Heim discussing the need for meaningful health reform now.]]></description>
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