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		<title>How Would the Health Care &#8216;Plans&#8217; Being Debated by Senate Republicans Affect You? &#8211; And, How to Make Your Voice Heard</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 00:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senate Republicans voted today to open debate on the Floor of the U.S. Senate on various partially understood versions of potential legislation to repeal, or repeal and replace, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare). <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/26375/how-would-the-health-care-plans-being-debated-by-senate-republicans-affect-you-and-how-to-make-your-voice-heard">How Would the Health Care &#8216;Plans&#8217; Being Debated by Senate Republicans Affect You? &#8211; And, How to Make Your Voice Heard</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Center for Medicare Advocacy Condemns Paul Ryan Budget; Offers Solutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Center for Medicare Advocacy, a non-profit organization &#8220;that provides education, advocacy and legal assistance to help older people and people with disabilities obtain fair access to Medicare and necessary health care,&#8221; issued a statement on Wednesday, March 13, <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/25237/opinion-center-for-medicare-advocacy-condemns-paul-ryan-budget-offers-solutions">Opinion: Center for Medicare Advocacy Condemns Paul Ryan Budget; Offers Solutions</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Large Physicians Group Calls for More Health Care Reforms; Condemns Budget Impasse in Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American College of Physicians (ACP), the largest medical specialty group in the U.S. and second-largest physicians group (whose members include 133,000 internal medicine physicians and related subspecialists), has issued its annual &#8220;State of the Nation&#8217;s Health Care&#8221; report <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/25199/large-physicians-group-calls-for-more-health-care-reforms-condemns-budget-impasse-in-washington">Large Physicians Group Calls for More Health Care Reforms; Condemns Budget Impasse in Washington</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Patient Engagement Improves Healthcare Outcomes and Lowers Cost, New Studies Find</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 03:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The February, 2013 issue of the journal HealthAffairs features several studies addressing how more active engagement of patients in their own health and health care can affect health care outcomes and costs of care. &#8220;Studies show that more informed <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/24975/patient-engagement-improves-healthcare-outcomes-and-lowers-cost-new-studies-find">Patient Engagement Improves Healthcare Outcomes and Lowers Cost, New Studies Find</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Would Medicare-For-All be the Answer for our Health Care System?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an editorial published by the Huffington Post on January 24, 2013, John Geyman, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine, makes a case that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) only goes <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/24844/would-medicare-for-all-be-the-answer-for-our-health-care-system">Would Medicare-For-All be the Answer for our Health Care System?</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>New Web Resource to Help Evaluate Medical Tests &amp; Treatments &#8211; Their Benefits, Harms &amp; Costs &#8211; Launched by American College of Physicians</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American College of Physicians (ACP), the largest specialist physicians organization in the U.S., announced on January 16 that it has launched a new &#8220;High Value Care website&#8221; &#8220;to help physicians and other health care professionals, medical students, and <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/24684/new-web-resource-to-help-evaluate-medical-tests-treatments-their-benefits-harms-costs-launched-by-american-college-of-physicians">New Web Resource to Help Evaluate Medical Tests &#038; Treatments &#8211; Their Benefits, Harms &#038; Costs &#8211; Launched by American College of Physicians</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Nominations Open for 2013 Nursing Distinction Awards &#8211; Palm Healthcare Foundation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Palm Healthcare Foundation, Inc. has announced that nominations are now open for the 2013 Nursing Distinction Awards, sponsored by the Foundation and the Palm Beach Post. According to the Foundation, &#8220;The Palm Healthcare Foundation Nursing Distinction Awards is <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/24275/nominations-open-for-2013-nursing-distinction-awards-palm-healthcare-foundation">Nominations Open for 2013 Nursing Distinction Awards &#8211; Palm Healthcare Foundation</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>US and UK Healthcare Systems Should Learn From Each Other, Experts Conclude</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a health policy paper published on October 11, 2012 in The Lancet medical journal, US and UK experts on healthcare policy who co-authored the article conclude that, even though the US and UK healthcare systems are often thought <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/22783/us-and-uk-healthcare-systems-should-learn-from-each-other-experts-conclude">US and UK Healthcare Systems Should Learn From Each Other, Experts Conclude</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>In Debate, Obama and Romney Clarify Positions on Medicare, Medicaid &amp; Healthcare</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So far, much of the punditry and commentary following the first U.S. Presidential Debate, which took place Wednesday, October 3 in Denver, has focused on the style, optics, and mannerisms of the candidates &#8212; not on the substance of <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/22585/in-debate-obama-and-romney-clarify-positions-on-medicare-medicaid-healthcare">In Debate, Obama and Romney Clarify Positions on Medicare, Medicaid &#038; Healthcare</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Ryan-Romney Budget Proposals Would End Medicare as We Know It &amp; Cut or Eliminate Programs for Poor, Elderly &amp; Vulnerable</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By selecting Paul Ryan as his running mate, former Governor and Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney has taken action that backs up and gives teeth to his previous endorsements of the Ryan Budget Plan and his promise to sign it <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/21826/ryan-romney-budget-proposals-would-end-medicare-as-we-know-it">Ryan-Romney Budget Proposals Would End Medicare as We Know It &#038; Cut or Eliminate Programs for Poor, Elderly &#038; Vulnerable</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>People on Medicare Report Significantly Better Coverage than Those with Private Health Insurance, Study Finds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study published in the journal HealthAffairs found that people on Medicare were substantially happier with their coverage and reported significantly fewer cost and access-related problems than those with private employer-sponsored health insurance or &#8220;Medicare Advantage&#8221; plans offered <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/21803/people-on-medicare-report-significantly-better-coverage-than-those-with-private-health-insurance-study-finds">People on Medicare Report Significantly Better Coverage than Those with Private Health Insurance, Study Finds</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Future of Medicine Summit to Focus on Mental Health, Heart Disease and Diabetes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 14:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Palm Beach County Medical Society announced that it will hold its sixth annual Future of Medicine Summit on September 27-28, 2012. A number of notable national and regional health care experts will speak at the Summit, which will <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/20384/2012-future-of-medicine-summit-to-focus-on-mental-health-heart-disease-and-diabetes">2012 Future of Medicine Summit to Focus on Mental Health, Heart Disease and Diabetes</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>American College of Physicians Urges Politicians to Stop Unwise Health Care Cuts, Provides Alternative Proposals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 14:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American College of Physicians (ACP), a nationwide nonprofit organization of doctors of internal medicine, issued a comprehensive report, entitled &#8220;The State of the Nation’s Health Care 2012: How Bad Budget Choices and Broken Politics Are Undermining Progress in <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/19453/american-college-of-physicians-urges-politicians-to-stop-unwise-health-care-cuts-provides-alternative-proposals">American College of Physicians Urges Politicians to Stop Unwise Health Care Cuts, Provides Alternative Proposals</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Norway Ranks as Best Country to be a Mom; U.S. 25th in the World, New Report Finds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Save the Children foundation has published its 13th annual &#8220;State of the World’s Mothers Report,&#8221; which compares and ranks 165 countries around the world in terms of the Best and Worst Places to Be a Mom. This year&#8217;s <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/20188/norway-ranks-as-best-country-to-be-a-mom-u-s-25th-in-the-world-new-report-finds">Norway Ranks as Best Country to be a Mom; U.S. 25th in the World, New Report Finds</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama Delivers a Message of Hope &amp; Inspiration to Women as Commencement Speaker at Barnard College</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama delivered the commencement address at Barnard College, the women&#8217;s college affiliated with Columbia University, on Monday, May 14. His address focused on issues of particular importance to women, and he then challenged the women to &#8220;stand <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/20071/president-obama-delivers-a-message-of-hope-inspiration-to-women-as-commencement-speaker-at-barnard-college">President Obama Delivers a Message of Hope &#038; Inspiration to Women as Commencement Speaker at Barnard College</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>New HBO Documentary, The Weight of The Nation, Explores Causes, Costs of Obesity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new HBO documentary, The Weight of The Nation, produced by John Hoffman in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), explores the costs and causes of the well-publicized obesity epidemic that is plaguing America and its health <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/19771/new-hbo-documentary-the-weight-of-the-nation-explores-causes-costs-of-obesity">New HBO Documentary, The Weight of The Nation, Explores Causes, Costs of Obesity</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>New Reports Document High Costs of Obesity in America</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 14:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several new studies and reports have been published recently documenting the high costs of obesity to America and Americans. According to these new research findings, obesity adds $190 Billion per year to health care costs, which is over 20% <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/19760/new-reports-document-high-costs-of-obesity-in-america">New Reports Document High Costs of Obesity in America</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The WHO Issues Wake-up Call: Dementia Cases Will Triple by 2050, More Family Caregiver Support Needed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Health Organization (WHO) on April 11 issued a substantial new report showing that, with populations aging, cases of dementia are expected to more than triple worldwide by 2050. The report calls upon nations to address this pandemic-size <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/19313/the-who-issues-wake-up-call-dementia-cases-will-triple-by-2050">The WHO Issues Wake-up Call: Dementia Cases Will Triple by 2050, More Family Caregiver Support Needed</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Coordinated Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Care Connectivity Consortium believes finding a national solution to coordinated care is absolutely essential to health care in America. Watch Dr. Dawn Milliner, Chief Medical Information Officer, Mayo Clinic &#187; <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/18175/coordinated-care">Coordinated Care</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>National Home Care &amp; Hospice March on Washington &amp; Law Symposium, March 25-28, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[website. &#8220;Connect with your members of Congress and make them understand your patients’ needs. Tell them how home care can cut costs and right a health care system that’s run off the tracks. A train wreck will occur if <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/18147/national-home-care-hospice-march-on-washington-law-symposium-march-25-28-2012">National Home Care &#038; Hospice March on Washington &#038; Law Symposium, March 25-28, 2012</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>High Deductible Health Insurance Plans Linked to Delayed or Foregone Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study by a team of Harvard researchers published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine has found that families and individuals enrolled in high-deductible health insurance plans report delaying or foregoing health care for chronic conditions at <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/17808/high-deductible-health-insurance-plans-linked-to-delayed-or-foregone-care">High Deductible Health Insurance Plans Linked to Delayed or Foregone Care</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>HHS Announces Healthcare Professionals to Participate in New Innovation Advisors Program to Improve Healthcare</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health &#38; Human Services (HHS) has issued the following press release: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH &#38; HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services Room 352-G 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Office of Media <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/17712/hhs-announces-healthcare-professionals-to-participate-in-new-innovation-advisors-program-to-improve-healthcare">HHS Announces Healthcare Professionals to Participate in New Innovation Advisors Program to Improve Healthcare</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>NFCA Calls for Family Caregivers to Help Support the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation under the Affordable Care Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In its Fall, 2011 newsletter, Take Care!, the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA), a non-profit association working to support family caregivers, has published a thoughtful editorial entitled: &#8220;Family Caregivers and the Affordable Care Act: Where the Action Is.&#8221; In <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/17013/nfca-calls-for-family-caregivers-to-help-support-the-center-for-medicare-and-medicaid-innovation-under-the-affordable-care-act">NFCA Calls for Family Caregivers to Help Support the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation under the Affordable Care Act</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>In Your Opinion, Should the Supreme Court Strike Down the Health Care Law?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please take this short, Yes or No, survey. In your opinion, Should the Supreme Court strike down the Patient Protection &#038; Affordable Care Act (the Health Reform Law of 2010)? Yes or No? Click here to take survey We <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/16822/in-your-opinion-should-the-supreme-court-strike-down-the-health-care-law">In Your Opinion, Should the Supreme Court Strike Down the Health Care Law?</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Money in Politics Harmful to Health &amp; the Real Enemy of Meaningful Health Care Reform?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professor Lawrence Lessig of Harvard Law School has written a seminal new book entitled, Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress&#8211;and a Plan to Stop It, recently published by Hachette Book Group. In it he argues that the root of <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15992/is-money-in-politics-harmful-to-health-the-real-enemy-of-meaningful-health-care-reform">Is Money in Politics Harmful to Health &#038; the Real Enemy of Meaningful Health Care Reform?</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Future of Medicine Summit V, Oct 27-29, Sponsored by Palm Beach County Medical Society</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fifth annual Future of Medicine Summit, sponsored by the Palm Beach County Medical Society, will take place on October 27-29, 2011, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Here is information about the <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15737/future-of-medicine-summit-v-oct-27-29-sponsored-by-palm-beach-county-medical-society">Future of Medicine Summit V, Oct 27-29, Sponsored by Palm Beach County Medical Society</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Offers Webinar on Prescription Drug Shortages</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), &#8220;in 2010 there were a record number of shortages of prescription drugs, and &#8230; in 2011, FDA continues to see an increasing number of shortages, especially those involving older sterile <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15724/fda-offers-webinar-on-prescription-drug-shortages">FDA Offers Webinar on Prescription Drug Shortages</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>New AHRQ Initiative: Questions are the Answer For Better Doctor-Patient Communication</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, September 20, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services&#8217; (HHS), along with the Ad Council, a non-profit organization, launched a new Questions are the Answer initiative <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15509/new-ahrq-initiative-questions-are-the-answer-for-better-doctor-patient-communication">New AHRQ Initiative: Questions are the Answer For Better Doctor-Patient Communication</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Too Many Confusing Choices in Medicare Advantage Plans Lead to Poor Plan Decisions by Seniors, Study Finds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study by researchers at Harvard Medical School has found that &#8220;Medicare Advantage&#8221; plans marketed by private insurance companies that offer too many options confuse seniors and lead to poor choices, especially among those who are cognitively impaired. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15150/too-many-confusing-choices-in-medicare-advantage-plans-lead-to-poor-plan-decisions-by-seniors-study-finds">Too Many Confusing Choices in Medicare Advantage Plans Lead to Poor Plan Decisions by Seniors, Study Finds</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>How Do People Lose Weight &amp; What Can Be Done About the Obesity Epidemic?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this second in a two-part series, HelpingYouCare™ reports on two new scientific papers published in The Lancet medical journal, which focus on solving the global obesity epidemic. One of these new studies clarifies our understanding of how people <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/14925/how-do-people-lose-weight-what-can-be-done-about-the-obesity-epidemic">How Do People Lose Weight &#038; What Can Be Done About the Obesity Epidemic?</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Obesity Epidemic: What it Means for America &amp; What Can Be Done About It</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Centers for Disease Control &#038; Prevention (CDC), as part of its StreamingHealth video series, has recently produced a video examining the obesity epidemic in America, what has caused it, what it means for the U.S., and what <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/14829/the-obesity-epidemic-what-it-means-for-america-what-can-be-done-about-it">The Obesity Epidemic: What it Means for America &#038; What Can Be Done About It</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>S&amp;P Downgrade of US Credit Rating Cites Political Brinksmanship, Looming Deficit from Rising Health Care Costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[actual S&#038;P Research Update of August 5, 2011, downgrading the U.S. credit rating, was published by S&#038;P on their website. It is entitled, &#8220;United States of America Long-Term Rating Lowered To &#8216;AA+&#8217; On Political Risks And Rising Debt Burden; <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/14604/sp-downgrade-cites-political-brinksmanship-looming-deficit-from-rising-healthcare-costs">S&#038;P Downgrade of US Credit Rating Cites Political Brinksmanship, Looming Deficit from Rising Health Care Costs</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Fix Medicare &amp; Medicaid?  6 Hospital CEO&#8217;s Weigh In</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/14553/how-to-fix-medicare-medicaid-6-hospital-ceos-weigh-in</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is food for thought: six CEO&#8217;s of Hospitals around the country have given their responses to the question: &#8220;How Would You Fix Medicare and Medicaid? These responses highlight issues that are not commonly covered in the public debate <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/14553/how-to-fix-medicare-medicaid-6-hospital-ceos-weigh-in">How to Fix Medicare &#038; Medicaid?  6 Hospital CEO&#8217;s Weigh In</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Which State Provides the Best Health Care?</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13703/which-state-provides-the-best-health-care-3</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study by the Commonwealth Fund ranked the 50 U.S. States as to the quality of their health care in 2009. [See Image At Left] Recently, U.S. States have signaled increasingly divergent approaches to health care, moving in opposite <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13703/which-state-provides-the-best-health-care-3">Which State Provides the Best Health Care?</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>National Prevention Strategy Released June 16 Under Affordable Care Act</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13573/national-prevention-strategy-released-june-16-under-affordable-care-act</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13573/national-prevention-strategy-released-june-16-under-affordable-care-act#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 16, 2011, the Surgeon General of the U.S. along with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and members of the National Prevention Council, announced the release of the National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy, <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13573/national-prevention-strategy-released-june-16-under-affordable-care-act">National Prevention Strategy Released June 16 Under Affordable Care Act</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Recommendations for Improving Primary Care Issued Today by National Physicians Alliance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 20:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Physicians Alliance (NPA), an organization of 22,000 physicians in the U.S., has developed and issued today, three lists of &#8220;Top 5&#8243; recommended changes in common clinical practices in primary medicine. They say, based on scientific literature and <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13393/top-5-recommendations-for-improving-primary-care-issued-today-by-national-physicians-alliance">Top 5 Recommendations for Improving Primary Care Issued Today by National Physicians Alliance</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>More Emergency Rooms Adopt Online Reservations Systems: You Can Book An Appointment &amp; Wait at Home</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13361/more-emergency-rooms-adopt-online-reservations-tech-you-can-book-appointment-wait-at-home</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 19:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten hospitals in South Florida have recently joined a growing national trend by adopting online reservations systems for their Emergency Rooms. These systems allow patients with non-life-threatening conditions to go online, enter their symptoms, and, for a fee, book <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13361/more-emergency-rooms-adopt-online-reservations-tech-you-can-book-appointment-wait-at-home">More Emergency Rooms Adopt Online Reservations Systems: You Can Book An Appointment &#038; Wait at Home</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>City Emergency Rooms Closing – Linked to Profit Motive – While ER Use Increases</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13301/city-emergency-rooms-closing-linked-to-profit-motive</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13301/city-emergency-rooms-closing-linked-to-profit-motive#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 21:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A significant new study reported in the May 18, 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, has found that a net 27% of Hospital Emergency Rooms in U.S. cities closed between 1990 and 2009, and those <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13301/city-emergency-rooms-closing-linked-to-profit-motive">City Emergency Rooms Closing – Linked to Profit Motive – While ER Use Increases</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Govt Finds Dangerous Antipsychotic Drugs Given 95% “Off Label” in Nursing Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13131/govt-finds-dangerous-antipsychotic-drugs-given-95-off-label-in-nursing-homes</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 14:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health &#038; Human Services released an investigation report on May 4, 2011, finding that among elderly Medicare patients in nursing homes, dangerous antipsychotic drugs are being given predominantly <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13131/govt-finds-dangerous-antipsychotic-drugs-given-95-off-label-in-nursing-homes">Govt Finds Dangerous Antipsychotic Drugs Given 95% “Off Label” in Nursing Homes</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Alarming Trend: Medical Errors Have Increased in the U.S.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new editorial in The Lancet medical journal cites staggering statistics that medical errors now occur in as many one-third of all U.S. hospitalizations. The editors present other attention-getting statistics from several scientific studies establishing that medical errors remain <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/12784/alarming-trend-medical-errors-have-increased-in-the-u-s">Alarming Trend: Medical Errors Have Increased in the U.S.</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Antiobiotic Resistance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Antimicrobial resistance, due to indiscriminate use of existing antibiotics, is an urgent global problem and is the theme for World Health Organization&#8217;s World Health Day. Watch Dr. James Hughes, IDSA President See also article on &#8220;Worst ever prescription drug <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/12639/antiobiotic-resistance">Antiobiotic Resistance</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Finds U.S. Adults Significantly More Obese than Canadians</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control &#38; Prevention (CDC) has found that the prevalence of obesity among adults in the United States is significantly higher than among adults in Canada. In addition, over a <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/12514/new-study-finds-u-s-adults-significantly-more-obese-than-canadians">New Study Finds U.S. Adults Significantly More Obese than Canadians</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Survey Finds 9 of 10 Health Care Leaders Support Affordable Care Act; 7 of 10 Favor Implementing the Law with Little or No Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent survey of leaders in health care and health care policy found that 9 of 10 Health Care Leaders agree that the general direction set by the Affordable Care Act is appropriate, and 7 out of 10 favor <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/12329/survey-finds-9-of-10-health-care-leaders-support-affordable-care-act-7-of-10-favor-implementing-the-law-with-little-or-no-change">Survey Finds 9 of 10 Health Care Leaders Support Affordable Care Act; 7 of 10 Favor Implementing the Law with Little or No Change</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Doctors Try New Direct-Pay Models for Primary Care; Leaving Health Insurers Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much has been written about how our current insurance model encourages doctors to perform procedures and tests rather than for time spent with patients.  The role of the insurance companies, intervening between doctors and their patients, displeases both doctors <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/12265/doctors-try-new-direct-pay-models-for-primary-care-leaving-health-insurers-out">Doctors Try New Direct-Pay Models for Primary Care; Leaving Health Insurers Out</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>AMA Favors Some Changes to Health Care Law; 92% of Poll Respondents Oppose Tossing Out Health Care Law, but 50% Do Favor Changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An online chat on benefits and changes under the Health Care Law conducted by the Los Angeles Times Thursday, February 17 discussed changes to the new Health Care Law advocated by the American Medical Association (AMA), and featured the results <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/12007/ama-favors-some-changes-to-health-care-law-92-of-poll-resondents-oppose-tossing-out-health-care-law-but-50-do-favor-changes">AMA Favors Some Changes to Health Care Law; 92% of Poll Respondents Oppose Tossing Out Health Care Law, but 50% Do Favor Changes</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Bipartisan efforts to better treat and cure paralysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch The Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act (legislation) to advance research into cures and treatments for paralysis, as well as aid those living with disability&#187; ]]></description>
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		<title>The Medicare Advocacy Project</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/5023/the-medicare-advocacy-project-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By the American Bar Association, Commission on Law &#38; Aging. The Medicare Advocacy Project collaborates with the Alzheimer’s Association and the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging to respond to Alzheimer’s-related Medicare inquiries from local Alzheimer’s Association <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/5023/the-medicare-advocacy-project-2">The Medicare Advocacy Project</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>An age-old question is gaining in urgency</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/5019/an-age-old-question-is-gaining-in-urgency</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Neil Johnson, StarTribune.com, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, October 12, 2008 Our population is aging rapidly.  “In 2004, there were 36.3 million people 65 or older in the United States, or 12 percent of the population. By 2030, the number <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/5019/an-age-old-question-is-gaining-in-urgency">An age-old question is gaining in urgency</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>As Population Grows Older, Geriatricians Grow Scarce; Officials, Schools Prod Doctors to Focus on Elderly Care</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/4948/as-population-grows-older-geriatricians-grow-scarce-officials-schools-prod-doctors-to-focus-on-elderly-care</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Howard Kim, Special to The Washington Post Long hours, having to treat patients in their homes or nursing facility, and being burdened with multiple complex disorders are other reasons for the increasing shortage of doctors specializing in geriatric <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/4948/as-population-grows-older-geriatricians-grow-scarce-officials-schools-prod-doctors-to-focus-on-elderly-care">As Population Grows Older, Geriatricians Grow Scarce; Officials, Schools Prod Doctors to Focus on Elderly Care</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Paying Doctors to Ignore Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter B. Bach The New York Times The author, who is a doctor at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and was a senior adviser to the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from 2005 to 2006, <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/4945/paying-doctors-to-ignore-patients">Paying Doctors to Ignore Patients</a></span>]]></description>
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