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		<title>Bringing Healthcare Home: The Medical Home Model</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Barnes</dc:creator>
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You hear whispers of it on the wind, legends of time where one person saw one doctor, who knew all of their past ailments, and truly cared about their health and well being. This standard has seemed to have fallen by the wayside in the recent years, among all the chaos and hubbub of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Providers Lobbying For Their Customers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Barnes</dc:creator>
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The term &#8220;Medicaid issues&#8221; is rather vague, and you can let your fingers do the walking online if you are wanting to learn more about Medicaid plans. Medicare Advantage, however, is more specific. These are health insurance plans that are a part of the Medicare program, and they include things like:

Medicare 	Health Maintenance Organization (HMOs)
Preferred [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Net Insurance Spends Nearly $700k on Lobbying</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Barnes</dc:creator>
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There are some health insurance companies where you feel like you are being taken advantage of at every single turn. Hidden charges show up on bills, you don&#8217;t have an easy time getting in to see your doctor, and you may spend upward of an hour trying to get the right person on the phone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Seeks to Help Those Bankrupt by Medical Bills</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Barnes</dc:creator>
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Bankruptcy is no picnic. Having to legally declare yourself officially broke in hopes of someday cleaning your slate and getting back on your feet isn&#8217;t easy for anyone, and there are always countless contributing, individual factors as to why someone finds themselves whispering &#8220;bankrupt.&#8221; For those who gamble away their savings, lose their homes and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction to Long Term Care Insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Barnes</dc:creator>
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If you&#8217;re anything like me, and many other HBO-loving Americans, you have seen a few episodes of &#8220;The Sopranos.&#8221; Ok, if you&#8217;re anything like me you&#8217;ve sat down and watched marathons of the show on DVD for weeks at a time, but that&#8217;s besides the point. There are a few of the mobster&#8217;s mothers who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Cancer Treatments and Insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you or a loved one has ever dealt with cancer, you know what a nightmare treatments can be. While they can work wonders in curing the disease itself, side effects like losing one&#8217;s hair, nausea, exhaustion and a laundry list of other symptoms can leave patients feeling drained and sometimes hopeless.
If you are one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Older Women, Weight and Breast Cancer Risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Barnes</dc:creator>
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Specimen from malignant pleural effusion in metastatic breast cancer

Estrogen, that amazing female hormone, is one of the things that makes us uniquely and beautifully women. Unfortunately, if you are an older woman who is overweight, that very estrogen circulating in your body can increase your risk for breast cancer. A study conducted by Women Veterans&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Avoiding Hospital Overcharges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Barnes</dc:creator>
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Hospitals are meant to be safe havens, providing care and a place of recovery for the sick, injured and infirmed. Unfortunately, they have become places where many are robbed of their hard-earned money in hidden charges, fees for unnecessary treatments and lack of coverage from their health insurance plan. According to recent studies, hospitals are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Commercial Health Insurance Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Barnes</dc:creator>
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Recently, U.S. News &#38; World Report released findings on various types of health care plans throughout the United States. They surveyed members of commercial health plans, Medicare and Medicaid that operate throughout the country. The survey used criteria like customer satisfaction, physician ratings, prevention, and treatment.
According to U.S. News &#8220;&#8230;the 469 ranked plans received scores [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Tips for a Healthy Winter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winter is almost here, and with it comes the inevitable plethora of sicknesses. The flu, the cold, the sniffles, the aches and the calling in sick to work because you just can&#8217;t hack it. You don&#8217;t have to become a victim of the cootie bugs this year; there are simple and effective ways to keep [...]]]></description>
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