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		<title>Proposed Bill to Expand Home Health Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home health care is not a new concept.  In fact, for centuries, that was pretty much how health care was administered.  A person fell ill and someone in the household fetched the local doctor to come to the home, make a diagnosis, prescribe treatment and a plan and wait to see how the patient fared.
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This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Offers Confusion Regarding Recovery Options</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you do in a situation when your parent is having surgery and needs some recovery time?  How do you deal with the situation where your parent wants to recover at home – which creates a cost savings, no matter what sort of coverage they do or do not have – but Medicare Advantage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Andrew Cuomo Targeting Fraudsters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 04:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may seem like New York doesn’t have many scams (just kidding), but one scam that is very real and is being addressed by New York’s Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is home health care fraud that is paid for with Medicaid dollars. 
Cuomo has started “Operation Home Alone” which is a new program that is rooting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid Offers New Home Health Option</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 07:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over ten years ago, a woman in New Jersey heeded home care with basic daily needs after a serious illness.  Medicaid would pay for a home health worker to come into her home and help care for her; however the overtaxed New Jersey home health care system had no available workers. 
The woman’s daughter did not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finally, Some Good News for Medicare Recipients</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 06:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Durable equipment, such as wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds and other medical equipment has long been the subject of frustration because of their costs.  If an individual has Medicare, often Medicare pays for some or all of these items, with little cost to the recipient.
 
However, the costs of much of this equipment are extremely high, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid to Involve more Home Health Care</title>
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		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/medicaid-to-involve-more-home-health-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 06:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the past decade or more, there has been a push by citizens, advocates and, yes, even congress, to allow individuals to have home health care rather than staying in a facility.  As many of us know, a person that can live at home and interact in the community, while being taken care of medically, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Critical Nursing Home Information Available through Medicare/CMS Database</title>
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		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services-cms/critical-nursing-home-information-available-through-medicarecms-database/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us think about Medicare in terms of types and amounts of plans and coverage.  Sometimes we only think about it when we are feeling ill or having to visit the doctor or hospital. 
This is not all that Medicare does.  There are many types of information that Medicare collects and Medicare provides.  One important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Health Care Accreditation Important for Medicare Recipients</title>
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		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services-cms/home-health-care-accreditation-important-for-medicare-recipients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many individuals receiving Medicare benefits rely on home health care as one of the main benefits they receive.  Home Health Care for these individuals – usually seniors or individuals with disabilities – is their lifeline and an essential link in their services and well-being.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has once again [...]]]></description>
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