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		<title>Doctors Face Major Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement Rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Medical Association is working diligently to fight the cuts in Medicare reimbursement rates, which is about 21% less than current compensation rates. Though the House delayed the cuts via HR 3962 (Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010) until at least November of this year, many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Reform and the Prevention of Chronic Illnesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[However you may feel about health care reform and the changes it will bring, one major outcome will be the mandatory implementation of preventative care on all policies. It is proposed that preventive care will be covered without any co pays or deductibles. Considering it is thought that half the conditions we treat in our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There a Answer for COBRA Subsidies?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worries grow as those Californians who have been receiving assistance with their COBRA premiums are faced with losing financial assistance. As federal stimulus money dwindles, the 65% of premium formerly covered by this subsidy will expire, leaving many to make a tough choice – pay the premiums or go without coverage. COBRA (the Consolidated Omnibus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children with Insurance Have Brighter Prognosis in Hospitals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disturbing news shows that children without insurance are 60% more likely to die from a serious illness, such as pneumonia or asthma. This is most likely due to the fact that care is not sought out until it is much farther advanced. This is tough to swallow, but keep in mind there are always options [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Americans Really Pay More For Their Health Care?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent studies show that the United States spends almost 44% more for health care than Switzerland, though Switzerland has the second higher per capita health care costs. Even with these escalated costs, Americans have fewer visits and spend less time with their doctors, as well as experience shorter hospital stays than any other industrialized nation. [...]]]></description>
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