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	<title>The Washington Insider</title>
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	<description>Coverage of Federal Child Welfare and Health Policy Issues from the Alliance for Children and Families</description>
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		<title>President Signs Bill Extending Assistance to States for Medicaid, IV-E</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lester</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama yesterday (August 10) signed legislation (HR 1586) that would continue heightened federal payments to states for Medicaid. The additional assistance provides $16.1 billion to states through a continued adjustment to the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP). The change also continues heightened payments to states under Title IV-E. The new law continues the heightened [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sign-on Letter Supporting Nonprofit Sector Legislation</title>
		<link>http://unca-acf.org/insider/?p=547</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lester</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nonprofit Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance for Children and Families is a proud early supporter of the Nonprofit Sector and Community Solutions Act (H.R.5533), a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in June by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN). This landmark legislation would strengthen America&#8217;s communities by making the federal government a more productive partner with nonprofit organizations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House Home Visiting Program Conference Call Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lester</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Visiting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From our friends at the White House Office of Public Engagement: This week, the Administration is announcing important information on the awarding of $88 million in grants, provided under the Affordable Care Act, to support evidence-based home visiting programs focused on helping families.  In-home visits by professionals can help children get a healthier start and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contracting Problems with State and Local Governments</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lester</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nonprofit Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From our friends at the National Council of Nonprofits . At a time when human services organizations are still struggling with the economy, some nonprofits are reporting another worrisome trend: state and local governments are not paying the organizations what they promised, when they promised, or with enough funding to pay the full cost of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Visiting Program Webcast June 17 (This Thursday)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lester</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Visiting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From our friends at HHS. The recorded webinar can be found here. Please join the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) for a webinar on the first Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the new Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, created as part of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HHS Announces Home Visitation Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 15:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lester</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Visiting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many thanks to our friend Tom Birch at the National Child Abuse Coalition for the following write-up on the new home visitation entitlement, which was included in the just-enacted health reform law. The Alliance for Children and Families is a proud member of the Coalition. The following article is taken from the Coalition’s Washington Memorandum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Report Cites Montana Commission As Model for Addressing Foster Care Rates Nationally</title>
		<link>http://unca-acf.org/insider/?p=512</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lester</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child Welfare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance for Children and Families today released the second in a series of three reports highlighting the crisis in foster care rates and the need to address them nationally. Today&#8217;s report (see also our press release), which was welcomed by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT), cites Montana&#8217;s DPHHS Rate Commission as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guidance Issued By IRS on New Tax Credit for Hiring</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lester</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nonprofit Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Several FAQs have been released by the IRS on the new tax credit for hiring unemployed workers. The credit is applied to Social Security payroll taxes and thus will benefit nonprofits.]]></description>
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		<title>New Home Visiting Entitlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lester</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Visiting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many thanks to our friend Tom Birch at the National Child Abuse Coalition for the following write-up on the new home visitation entitlement, which was included in the just-enacted health reform law. The Alliance for Children and Families is a proud member of the Coalition. The following excerpt is taken from the Coalition&#8217;s Washington Memorandum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: What Does the California Rate Case Mean For Child Welfare Providers In Your State?</title>
		<link>http://unca-acf.org/insider/?p=485</link>
		<comments>http://unca-acf.org/insider/?p=485#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lester</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child Welfare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On February 22, 2010 the federal 9th Circuit ruled that the state of California must pay nonprofit child welfare providers the full cost of care allowable under Title IV-E. What does this case and others like it mean for provider rates in your state? The Alliance for Children and Families today released a new report [...]]]></description>
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