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	<title>Medicare and More &#187; health care reform</title>
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		<title>Obamacare: Does your child have a right to health insurance?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/06/16/obamacare-does-your-child-have-a-right-to-health-insurance/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/06/16/obamacare-does-your-child-have-a-right-to-health-insurance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your child has a health condition like diabetes, severe asthma, or autism, you&#8217;d better be working for a large employer.  Until Obamacare, if you worked for yourself or a small business, your child could be denied health insurance.  Because of the Affordable Care Act, children with pre-existing conditions have a right to health insurance. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Reform Preventive Services</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/03/28/health-care-reform-preventive-services/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/03/28/health-care-reform-preventive-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under health care refom, preventative services regulations require coverage for a broad category of preventive services, including: immunizations blood pressure and cholesterol screenings diabetes screening for hypertensive patients various cancer and sexually transmitted infection screenings depression screenings tobacco cessation programs obesity screening and counseling, as well as other services Plans can no longer charge a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Debate: Americans are more likely to forego care.</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/11/21/health-care-debate-americans-are-more-likely-to-forego-care/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/11/21/health-care-debate-americans-are-more-likely-to-forego-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=597</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is some very interesting information from ThinkProgress.org A new Commonwealth survey finds that the United States leads wealthy nations in the number of adults who can’t afford health care services and end up skipping care altogether. Forty-two percent of Americans with health issues chose to go without care, the survey found, compared to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obamacare and Medicare:  What has changed?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/11/11/obamacare-and-medicare-what-has-changed/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/11/11/obamacare-and-medicare-what-has-changed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare advantage changes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare preventive services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obamacare and medicare]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=595</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What terrible things has &#8220;Obamacare&#8221; delivered since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010?  According to the Center for Medicare Advocacy, here is how the healthcare reform law has affected Medicare: Closing the Medicare Drug Coverage Gap. 2011 is the first year of a multi-year phase out of the &#8220;donut hole&#8221;.  For 2011, beneficiaries pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare and the Affordable Care Act: Good stuff for seniors</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/09/09/medicare-and-the-affordable-care-act-good-stuff-for-seniors/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/09/09/medicare-and-the-affordable-care-act-good-stuff-for-seniors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=516</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Affordable Care Act (ACA) included a number of changes to Medicare that are already helping seniors and people with disabilities.  Medicare now covers more preventive services at no cost to the patient, including an annual wellness exam.  Many of these preventive services can identify serious and chronic diseases that would cost Medicare billions of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Healthcare: Why it&#8217;s so expensive</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/08/29/u-s-healthcare-why-its-so-expensive/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/08/29/u-s-healthcare-why-its-so-expensive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[american and canadian health systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[single-payer insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why is health care so expensive]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=506</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My primary care physician has three employees to handle phone calls, set appointments, and check in patients. Those are the front desk duties of the office staff, but there is much more:  Checking a person&#8217;s insurance coverage to determine the patient&#8217;s  co-pay;  Contacting insurance companies to get prior approval for tests and referrals;  Resubmitting documentation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obamacare:  Does your health insurance have a lifetime limit?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/05/23/obamacare-does-your-health-insurance-have-a-lifetime-limit/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/05/23/obamacare-does-your-health-insurance-have-a-lifetime-limit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 15:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affordable care act 85711]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affordable care act medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance lifetime limits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance limits]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I got a call last week from a woman who has a health insurance policy with a $100,000 lifetime coverage limit. This means the insurance company won’t pay any more than $100,000 in insurance claims for this lady, who is 61 years old.  When the limit is met, the insurance policy is canceled &#8211; and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Founding Fathers Mandated Government-Run Health Care</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/04/26/founding-fathers-mandated-government-run-health-care/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/04/26/founding-fathers-mandated-government-run-health-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1798 health care mandate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government mandate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care debate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance mandate]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Where in the Constitution does it mention health care? This question has been asked by those who oppose the Affordable Care Act of 2010, which requires everyone to buy health insurance (with subsidies from the government) starting in 2014.  While the constitution might not specifically mention &#8220;the right to health insurance&#8221;, it appears that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why is Health Care So Expensive in America?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/04/22/why-is-health-care-so-expensive-in-america/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/04/22/why-is-health-care-so-expensive-in-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=379</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When Americans get a checkup from their doctor, they pay twice as much as people in Canada, France, and the Netherlands.  Prescription costs in the U.S. are double what the Dutch pay.  And having a baby in the U.S. is double the cost of giving birth in Germany. In the U.S. we spend twice as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diabetes? No Insurance For You.</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/01/26/diabetes-no-insurance-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/01/26/diabetes-no-insurance-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diabetes and health insurance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance arizona]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pre-existing conditions health insurance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had a phone call yesterday from a woman whose husband wants to change jobs, but the new employer doesn&#8217;t offer health insurance. I told her the safest route would be to apply for individual/family insurance before changing jobs so they&#8217;d be sure everyone in the family could get coverage before her husband quits his [...]]]></description>
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