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		<title>Slowdown in Health Care Spending May be Here to Stay, Harvard Studies Suggest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two new Harvard studies published May 6 in the journal HealthAffairs have examined the causes of a dramatic slowdown in the growth of health care spending that the U.S. has experienced in recent years. They have concluded that the <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/25582/slowdown-in-health-care-spending-may-be-here-to-stay-harvard-studies-suggest">Slowdown in Health Care Spending May be Here to Stay, Harvard Studies Suggest</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>HelpingYouCare® Adds New Resource on U.S. State by State Health Care Comparisons</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HelpingYouCare® (.com and .org) has added a new resource on U.S. State by State health and healthcare comparisons and rankings. The new National – U.S. State by State Health &#038; Healthcare Comparisons and Rankings resource is located in the <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/24435/helpingyoucare%c2%ae-adds-new-resource-on-u-s-state-by-state-health-care-comparisons">HelpingYouCare® Adds New Resource on U.S. State by State Health Care Comparisons</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>New Report on America&#8217;s Health Rankings Indicates Progress But Troubling  Challenges</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United Health Foundation’s released its 22nd annual America’s Health Rankings report on Tuesday, December 11. Based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Census Bureau and American Medical Association, the report provides an overview and <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/24082/new-report-on-americas-health-rankings-indicates-progress-but-troubling-challenges">New Report on America&#8217;s Health Rankings Indicates Progress But Troubling  Challenges</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>CDC Launches Sortable Database of Health Stats by State and Region</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CDC has launched Sortable Stats 2.0 &#8211; a new online database of health indicators and behavioral risk factors that is sortable by state or region, by demographics, by health condition, and in various other ways. The interactive database, <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/23925/cdc-launches-sortable-database-of-health-stats-by-state-and-region">CDC Launches Sortable Database of Health Stats by State and Region</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Doctor Shortage: Which States Have the Fewest &amp; Most Doctors Per 100,000 People?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new survey conducted by the research firm 2/7 Wall St has identified the 10 U.S. States that have the fewest doctors per 100,000 people in the population, versus the 10 States that have the most doctors per 100,000 <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/22813/doctor-shortage-which-states-have-the-fewest-most-doctors-per-100000-people">Doctor Shortage: Which States Have the Fewest &#038; Most Doctors Per 100,000 People?</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>More than 50% Obesity in 39 States by 2030, New F as in Fat Report Projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report issued September 18, 2012 projects that if current trends continue, in 39 U.S. States more than 50% of adults could be obese by 2030, 13 states could have adult obesity rates above 60 percent, and all <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/22406/more-than-50-obesity-in-39-states-by-2030-new-f-as-in-fat-report-projects">More than 50% Obesity in 39 States by 2030, New F as in Fat Report Projects</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>HHS Provides Tool to Find Out How the President’s Health Care Law Benefits You &amp; Your State</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health &#38; Human Services announced a new tool to help you find out how the Patient Protection &#38; Affordable Care Act (President Obama&#8217;s signature Health Care Law &#8211; which some call &#8220;Obamacare&#8221;) is benefiting people <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/21950/hhs-provides-tool-to-find-out-how-the-presidents-health-care-law-benefits-you-your-state">HHS Provides Tool to Find Out How the President’s Health Care Law Benefits You &#038; Your State</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Which States Have the Best and Worst Health Rankings in 2011?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 22nd annual America’s Health Rankings® report was released on December 5, 2011, grading and ranking the 50 U.S. states in terms of the level of their overall health and health care, determined by 23 objective measurements. The annual <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/17303/which-states-have-the-best-and-worst-health-rankings-in-2011">Which States Have the Best and Worst Health Rankings in 2011?</a></span>]]></description>
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