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		<title>Obama&#8217;s &#8220;Medicare Slush Fund&#8221;. How it helps people in Arizona.</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/04/25/obamas-medicare-slush-fund-how-it-helps-people-in-arizona/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A commenter on this site told me to look up &#8220;Obama&#8217;s $8.3 billion slush fund&#8221;, so I googled it. Lo and behold, there are lots of stories in the news with those words in the title.  Fox News, the New York Post, the Washington Examiner, and numerous other websites are slamming the Obama administration for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Leadership Council: Raise Medicare age to 67 and charge seniors more</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/09/22/healthcare-leadership-council-raise-medicare-age-to-67-and-charge-seniors-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday afternoon, I received and email/newsletter from a very large insurance company that linked to a press release titled &#8220;Industry Seeks Savings from Medicare Beneficiaries&#8221;. Here are some excerpts from the press release and my reaction to them: Seeking to fend off larger cuts in federal medical spending, executives from big pharmaceutical, hospital and insurance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare and Deficit Reduction: What changes might be coming?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/08/05/medicare-and-deficit-reduction-what-changes-might-be-coming/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/08/05/medicare-and-deficit-reduction-what-changes-might-be-coming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medicare dodged the bullet in the recent battle over deficit reduction, but the next fight will soon begin.  The agreement that was reached to raise the debt limit and avoid default by the U.S. government requires leaders of both parties to appoint 12 members to a &#8220;Super Committee&#8221; that must come up with at least [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deficits and Debt: Why we&#8217;re in the mess we&#8217;re in.</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/07/26/deficits-and-debt-why-were-in-the-mess-were-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article on Bloomberg.com summarized the financial mess we&#8217;re in very nicely and concisely. Interestingly, Medicare and Social Security are not mentioned as causes of the skyrocketing deficit and debt of the United States government. Below are excerpts from the Bloomberg article. The full article can be found here. The 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, which lowered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of Medicare: Seniors must pay more.</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/04/05/the-future-of-medicare-seniors-must-pay-more/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/04/05/the-future-of-medicare-seniors-must-pay-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A common theme among the many proposals to reduce Medicare spending is that seniors and the disabled must pay a larger portion of the cost of their health care. The theory is that when people have to pay more for medical services, they will be less likely to overuse health care.  This is called &#8220;consumer-driven&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Advantage: Planning for 2012</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/02/23/medicare-advantage-planning-for-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/02/23/medicare-advantage-planning-for-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS) has put out a 153-page letter that provides instructions and information for insurance companies as they design their Medicare Advantage plans for 2012.  Details and costs for 2012 Medicare Advantage plans must be submitted to CMS by June 6, 2011. CMS is cutting payments to Advantage plans, [...]]]></description>
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