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	<title>The Capitol Record &#187; healthcare</title>
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		<title>Proposed benefit plan would consolidate benefits for K-12 employees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning the Senate Health and Long-Term Care committee heard details about an overhaul of the healthcare benefit system for nearly 200,000 public school employees. The proposal would consolidate the healthcare plans of 295 school districts, and include medical, dental and vision. Life insurance and long-term disability would be left to the individual school districts. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The state pays for half of all births in Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you catch last night&#8217;s edition of Inside Olympia? Austin Jenkins talked healthcare costs Democrats and Republicans from the House and Senate. A couple of interesting statistics: Sen. Karen Keiser said 80 percent of healthcare costs are driven by 20 percent of patients. And she said the state pays for half of all births in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hear what McKenna has to say about the federal healthcare lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attorney General Rob McKenna spoke with Allen Schauffler from King 5 news at the Washington Policy Center&#8217;s forum on Friday. In the video below, he gives a thorough explanation of what he thinks the lawsuit would change if successful, and also discusses why he has the authority to sue on behalf of the federal government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More states join healthcare lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 21:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The lawsuit over federal healthcare reform that Attorney General Rob McKenna joined has been refiled &#8212; and the 13 original states have grown to 20. Indiana, North Dakota, Mississippi, Nevada, Arizona, Georgia and Alaska joined the lawsuit today, along with two individual plaintiffs and the National Federation of Independent Business. The group filed an amended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch Gov. Chris Gregoire&#8217;s press conference on federal healthcare reform here</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/04/watch-gov-chris-gregoires-press-conference-on-federal-healthcare-reform-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read Gov. Chris Gregoire&#8217;s press release after the jump. Gov. Chris Gregoire today unveiled a proposal to get Washington state ready to implement health care reform as components of the law begin to take effect. “Health care reform will benefit millions here in Washington, provide health care for those who couldn’t afford it before, help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gregoire: Washington is ready for federal healthcare reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Today, we&#8217;re ready. We are more than ready to fully implement national healthcare reform and to do it in a way that Washingtonians would like to have it done,&#8221; Gov. Chris Gregoire said in a press conference today. She said the federal healthcare reform will help businesses, seniors and children. &#8220;But that&#8217;s just the beginning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More details on Gov. Chris Gregoire&#8217;s healthcare announcement Thursday</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/more-details-on-gov-chris-gregoires-healthcare-announcement-thursday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/more-details-on-gov-chris-gregoires-healthcare-announcement-thursday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This just in from the governor&#8217;s office. See Jessica&#8217;s post below &#8212; and watch The Impact tonight at 7 or 10 p.m. on TVW &#8212; for more information. Gov. Chris Gregoire on Thursday, April 1, will be joined by health industry policy experts and advocates to announce plans to implement health care reform in Washington. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch the UW law school healthcare debate now</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/watch-the-uw-law-school-healtchare-debate-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch the debate over whether healthcare reform is constitutional here. Or update your browser here, because I&#8217;ll be blogging along with the action! Hugh Spitzer, the moderator, is starting things off. He said the panel will not focus on policy issues &#8212; but will discuss whether the provisions are constitutional. The impetus of the discussion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Maria Cantwell, Gov. Chris Gregoire and legislative leaders discuss healthcare</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/sen-maria-cantwell-gov-chris-gregoire-and-legislative-leaders-discuss-healthcare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/sen-maria-cantwell-gov-chris-gregoire-and-legislative-leaders-discuss-healthcare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Today, we are taking our first steps to implement healthcare reform in our state,&#8221; Gov. Chris Gregoire said, kicking off the press conference with U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell and legislative leaders. This year, small businesses will be able to get tax credits for providing healthcare, Gregoire said, and small children won&#8217;t be denied coverage because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McKenna: Federal healthcare legislation is unconstitutional</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/mckenna-federal-healthcare-legislation-is-unconstitutional/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/mckenna-federal-healthcare-legislation-is-unconstitutional/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s Attorney General Rob McKenna&#8217;s statement on his decision to join other attorneys general in suing over the new federal healthcare legislation: “I believe this new federal health care measure unconstitutionally imposes new requirements on our state and on its citizens. This unprecedented federal mandate, requiring all Washingtonians to purchase health insurance, violates the Commerce [...]]]></description>
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