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	<title>Capitol Update &#187; November-December 2009</title>
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		<title>Current Status of Health Care Reform Proposals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate voted to begin debate on its health care reform bill and debate begins this week!  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 the last few weeks? All of your questions concerning health care reform are answered here!]]></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>ANA Tweets Health Care on the Hill</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel.Conant@ana.org</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[www.twitter.com/nursingworld]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ANA’s Government Affairs Twitter feed has become the Twitter feed for nurses and those interested in nursing issues who want to follow the health care reform debate.  With “tweets” at 140 characters or less, ANA’s GOVA Twitter is a great way to get quick bites of what is happening on Capitol Hill.  ANA’s Government Affairs has been using its Twitter feed to update followers on the latest with health care reform – alerting them to upcoming hearings, newly released versions of the bill, and the latest reports on health care reform strategy. ]]></description>
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		<title>The first &#8230; American Nurses Advocacy Institute</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doretta.Hood@ana.org</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Nurses Advocacy Institute (ANAI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[November-December 2009]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ANA launched the first American Nurses Advocacy Institute (ANAI) October 25th through 27th in Washington, DC. The intent of the Institute is to create increased visibility from a well – prepared and connected cadre of registered nurses equipped to influence health policy at the local, state, and national levels. Institute Fellows will be viewed as a political action/advocacy leader for the ANA Constituent Member Association (CMA – state nurses association). ]]></description>
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		<title>American Medical Association Meeting Focuses on Health Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2009/12/american-medical-association-meeting-focuses-on-health-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 7-10, 2009, ANA GOVA staff represented the ANA at the 2009 Interim House of Delegates Meeting of the American Medical Association in Houston, Texas.  These meetings provide a window into how the AMA develops and influences health care policy, including areas of mutual interest and potential concern, and issues directly affecting the practice of nursing.  Health care reform and the AMA’s position on H.R. 3962 were the number one topic of debate.  The 2010 annual meeting is scheduled for June 12-16 in Chicago. ]]></description>
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		<title>HRSA Announces Funding Opportunity for the the Nurse Education, Practice and Retention (NEPR) Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doretta.Hood@ana.org</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[November-December 2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nurse Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Division of Nursing at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released on November 11, information on the fiscal year 2010 funding opportunity for the Nurse Education, Practice and Retention (NEPR) Program.]]></description>
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		<title>New Hampshire Nurses Consider Nursing Education Advancement</title>
		<link>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2009/12/new-hampshire-nurses-consider-nursing-education-advancement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2009/12/new-hampshire-nurses-consider-nursing-education-advancement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel.Conant@ana.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the New Hampshire Nurses Association’s (NHNA) fall convention, October 22, 2009, Janet Haebler, MSN, RN, Associate Director, ANA State Government Affairs delivered the closing plenary on nursing education advancement. ]]></description>
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		<title>ANA Supports Introduction of Safe Patient Handling Legislation in Senate</title>
		<link>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2009/12/ana-supports-introduction-of-safe-patient-handling-legislation-in-senate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doretta.Hood@ana.org</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[H.R. 2381]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[S. 1788]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Senator Al Franken (D-MN)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As longtime advocates for safe patient handling programs, the American Nurses Association (ANA) recently sent Senator Al Franken (D-MN) a letter of support for his introduction of “The Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009” (S. 1788). A Senate companion to H.R. 2381, S. 1788 would help improve patient safety and protect registered nurses and other health care workers from debilitating injuries that could force them from their professions. ]]></description>
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		<title>A Message from ANA President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doretta.Hood@ana.org</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ANA President]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H.R. 3962]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[http://www.rnaction.org/healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[November-December 2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Affordable Health Care for America Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“I wanted to take the opportunity to thank nurses across the country for their help and support in advancing meaningful health care reform. Whether you took part in town halls, wrote letters to the editor, or contacted your own representatives to voice your opinion—your actions had an impact." Read the message from the ANA President.]]></description>
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		<title>CMS Withdraws Medicaid Rule Limiting Rehabilitative Services</title>
		<link>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2009/12/cms-withdraws-medicaid-rule-limiting-rehabilitative-services/</link>
		<comments>http://www.capitolupdate.org/index.php/2009/12/cms-withdraws-medicaid-rule-limiting-rehabilitative-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doretta.Hood@ana.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare &#038; Medicaid Services (CMS) has withdrawn a controversial Medicaid proposal by the Bush administration to limit federal funding for rehabilitative services provided by child welfare, foster care, and other “nonmedical” programs. ]]></description>
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