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		<title>Bill Strengthens State’s Medicaid Fraud Prosecution</title>
		<link>http://www.advocacydenver.org/bill-strengthens-states-medicaid-fraud-prosecution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.advocacydenver.org/bill-strengthens-states-medicaid-fraud-prosecution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Strode MPA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Advocacy Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senator Ellen Roberts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Senate Bill 60, sponsored by State Senator Ellen Roberts, and passed with nearly unanimous bipartisan support, will put some teeth into the prosecution of Medicaid fraud across the state.  Currently, the Attorney General’s office prosecutes provider fraud.  But recipient fraud is handled through the counties, who often lack the personnel to conduct the investigative process. &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>House Minority Leader Rates Jobs Bills As Success</title>
		<link>http://www.advocacydenver.org/house-minority-speaker-rates-session-success-by-jobs-bills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.advocacydenver.org/house-minority-speaker-rates-session-success-by-jobs-bills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Strode MPA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Advocacy Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[X House Minority Leader Mark Ferrandino]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.advocacydenver.org/?p=1575</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[House Minority Leader Mark Ferrandino rates the passage of bills that have supported small businesses as the most significant ‘hallmark’ action of the Democratic caucus during the 2012 legislative session.  Bills which have been proposed by the Democratic caucus to support job growth, but have failed, he rates as his greatest disappointment. In an interview &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Report Debunks High Salaries For Insurance Execs</title>
		<link>http://www.advocacydenver.org/report-debunks-high-salaries-for-insurance-execs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.advocacydenver.org/report-debunks-high-salaries-for-insurance-execs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Strode MPA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Advocacy Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commissioner of Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Riesberg]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.advocacydenver.org/?p=1567</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Colorado Division of Insurance regulates the insurance industry and assists consumers with insurance issues.  It handles (on average) 2000 telephone inquiries and over 4000 consumer complaints every month. The Division’s recent annual health insurance  report to the Colorado legislature revealed some significant trends in the state’s insurance industry.  The report also proved false some &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Long Term Care Bill Stirs &#8216;Turf Wars&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.advocacydenver.org/long-term-care-bill-stirs-turf-wars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.advocacydenver.org/long-term-care-bill-stirs-turf-wars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Strode MPA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adults]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Advocacy Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senator Linda Newell]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.advocacydenver.org/?p=1545</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[State Senator Linda Newell is sponsoring Senate Bill 127, ‘Medicaid Health Homes Long-term Care Providers.’  The bill creates a provision for long-term care services to be included in Medicaid health homes for those individuals who are “Dual Eligibles” – or – eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid benefits.  It ensures that these services will be &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Sister’s Death Inspires Respite Care Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.advocacydenver.org/sisters-death-inspires-respite-care-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.advocacydenver.org/sisters-death-inspires-respite-care-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Strode MPA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Advocacy Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Representative Barker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Respite Services]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[House Bill 1226, sponsored by Representative Mark Barker, imposes a surcharge on persons convicted of crimes against at-risk persons. The bill would allow the surcharge to be placed into a fund to be used for programs that provide respite services for caregivers. Representative Barker is the guardian of his deceased sister’s 30-year-old son who is &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>JBC Member Supports Reinstating Funds For DD Individuals</title>
		<link>http://www.advocacydenver.org/jbc-member-supports-reinstating-funds-for-dd-individuals-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.advocacydenver.org/jbc-member-supports-reinstating-funds-for-dd-individuals-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Strode MPA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Advocacy Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joint Budget Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senator Mary Hodge]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.advocacydenver.org/?p=1493</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Letters are going out this week to 249 individuals with developmental disabilities from the State Department of Human Services telling them how to pick up their checks for extra funds. The extra dollars were restored to eligible individuals with developmental disabilities by a new state law sponsored by State Senator Mary Hodge and signed into &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Legislator With Commitment to DD Services Asked to Carry Transfer Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.advocacydenver.org/legislator-with-commitment-to-dd-services-asked-to-carry-transfer-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.advocacydenver.org/legislator-with-commitment-to-dd-services-asked-to-carry-transfer-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Strode MPA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Advocacy Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Gardner]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.advocacydenver.org/?p=1454</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Representative Bob Gardner, from Colorado Springs, has been asked to sponsor a bill that would transfer services for the developmentally disabled from the state’s Department of Human Services to Health Care Financing and Policy.  Throughout his legislative career, Representative Gardner has advocated for funding to provide services and programs for the developmentally disabled.   In &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>The Waiting Period</title>
		<link>http://www.advocacydenver.org/the-waiting-period/</link>
		<comments>http://www.advocacydenver.org/the-waiting-period/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AdvocacyDenver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adults]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individual Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parent/Family Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mission Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waitlist]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.advocacydenver.org/?p=1409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“How much of human life is lost in waiting.”  &#8212; Ralph Waldo Emerson In order to enroll in Medicaid waiver programs in Colorado, adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD) must meet certain criteria in determining their eligibility.  This criterion, determined by the Colorado Division of Disability, is also used to determine the level of &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Legislator’s Sister’s Disability Spurs Reform Bills</title>
		<link>http://www.advocacydenver.org/legislators-sisters-disability-spurs-reform-bills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.advocacydenver.org/legislators-sisters-disability-spurs-reform-bills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Strode MPA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Advocacy Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colorado State Representative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Young]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.advocacydenver.org/?p=1418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[State Representative Dave Young, a member of the House Health and Environment Committee, is a passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities.  During this legislative session, he has supported several bills to help this vulnerable population.  These include: House Bill 1177 to restore state support to families from the Home Grant Allowance, House Bill 1281 &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Action Alert: Stop Children From Being Tried as Adults!</title>
		<link>http://www.advocacydenver.org/action-alert-stop-children-from-being-tried-as-adults/</link>
		<comments>http://www.advocacydenver.org/action-alert-stop-children-from-being-tried-as-adults/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AdvocacyDenver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Disabilities Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Juvenile Justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Action Alert]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.advocacydenver.org/?p=1399</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Issue In the state of Colorado, when 14-17 year old children are charged as adults in criminal court, C.R.S. §19-2-517 gives prosecutors sole decision making power and denies children the right to a hearing before a judge on the life changing decision of whether their case should be heard in juvenile court or adult &#8230;]]></description>
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