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		<title>Medicare &amp; Medicaid: The Great Debate Continues</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/what-everybody-is-talking-about/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/what-everybody-is-talking-about/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare changes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Medicare and Medicaid.  You can't pick up a newspaper, look at the news or listen to the radio without hearing about these programs.
The problem is that everything you hear is different depending upon who is saying it.  Some of the pundits and politicians have been talking about doing away with the programs and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Attempt to Heal Medicare and the United States Healthcare System</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/obama-trying-to-heal-healthcare/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/obama-trying-to-heal-healthcare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[September will be the most difficult month regarding healthcare reform for the Obama administration and the advocates of comprehensive health reform.  They knew that it would be a tough month but knowing it and going through it is two different things.  This administration and advocates are going through it. 
Lawmakers are returning from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Promises NO MEDICARE CUTS</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/president-promises-no-medicare-cuts/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/president-promises-no-medicare-cuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Seniors throughout he country are extremely concerned and worried about their Medicare benefits.  Everytime they hear the words "healthcare reform" they cringe, worried that as money continues to get tighter and cuts are made to many programs, they will lose critical and essential benefits that in many cases keep them alive and out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Approved for Medicaid is Getting Tougher</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/getting-approved-for-medicaid-is-getting-tougher/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/getting-approved-for-medicaid-is-getting-tougher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid approval]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid program]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://medicare-medicaid.com/?p=375</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the saying goes, stuff rolls down hill.  In the situation with all the budget constraints on the federal government, comes constraints on the state and local government.  Healthcare is definietly no exception.  Lawmakers in Washington are looking at some very deep cuts when it comes to many programs and trying to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just When Alaska Medicaid Thought it was Safe&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/alaska-medicaid/just-when-alaska-thought-it-was-safe/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/alaska-medicaid/just-when-alaska-thought-it-was-safe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alaska Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid enrollment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid moratorium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid non-compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Services]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just as congress is trying to pass legislation which will give Medicaid a boost, Alaska has been put on a moratorium by the federal government and CMS due to noncompliance when it comes to enforcing Medicaid rules.  This is temporary, however there is no guess as to how temporary it will be.
Because of this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid May be Getting Help from Congress</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/medicaid-may-be-getting-help-from-congress/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/medicaid-may-be-getting-help-from-congress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress and Medicaid.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Help]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When looking for information to write each week there is a process of combing every piece of news and information possible.  Right now, it is a critical time for the folks that depend on Medicaid or need to get it.  I have friends with serious disabilities who have been denied in applying for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid Helps Supply What Medicare Does Not</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/medicaid-helps-supply-what-medicare-does-not/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/medicaid-helps-supply-what-medicare-does-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical savings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://medicare-medicaid.com/?p=367</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Medicaid is a program for individuals who can't afford to pay for medical care.  You may be covered by Medicaid if you have high medical bills; you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI); or you meet certain income, resource, age, or disability requirements.
This is the official idea behind Medicaid.  It was designed to help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid Cutbacks Affect Seniors Well Being</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/medicaid-cutbacks-affect-seniors-well-being/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/medicaid-cutbacks-affect-seniors-well-being/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ER costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ER visits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Cutbacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seniors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seniors well being]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[well being]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://medicare-medicaid.com/?p=365</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of controversy these days about what should go and what should stay in the huge U.S. budget which affects each state's and county's budget.  Somewhere in that mirage of confusion, site Medicaid.
Though many of the proposed Medicare cuts and the ones already in progress are frightening and difficult, at best, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama on Healthcare Reform: Less Talk, Better Coverage</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/less-talk-better-coverage/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/less-talk-better-coverage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare coverage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://medicare-medicaid.com/?p=361</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, we have all been overwhelmed with talk about the proposed healthcare reform that many Democrats want to pass. President Barack Obama and volunteers that comprise of e-mail lists of the volunteers used during the elections and supporters of Barack Obama during the campaign have been on a major mission to pursuade patients, doctors, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bank Bailout and Social Security/Medicare</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/the-bank-bailout-and-social-securitymedicare/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/the-bank-bailout-and-social-securitymedicare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 22:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bank bailouts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medication pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pharmacies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social security]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://medicare-medicaid.com/?p=336</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you have one pot of money and it is finite, it can be hard to split it up in a way that makes everyone happy.  Let's take what the government is going through with the budget right now.  It would be great if they had unlimited amounts of money, if the automakers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Projections for Medicare&#8217;s Expiration Date</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/projections-for-medicares-expiration-date/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/projections-for-medicares-expiration-date/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 21:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social security]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://medicare-medicaid.com/?p=334</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal's world-wide newsbox all had lead articles with regard to a new government report that paints a dire picture of the financial situation of the nation's two largest benefit programs. The recession, of course, has not helped with the already stressed Medicare system, especially the  fund [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare May Help with Healthcare Redesign</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/325/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/325/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare reform]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://medicare-medicaid.com/?p=325</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The current administration is trying to create big changes in Medicare as they try to overhaul and reform the healthcare system.  This could mean something quite new for seniors and may be a template for reforming healthcare in this country in general.
The idea is to create less waste in the entire healthcare system and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Could Health Care Rationing be Next?</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/could-health-care-rationing-be-next/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/could-health-care-rationing-be-next/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Rationing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private health Care]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://medicare-medicaid.com/?p=323</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The current administration inherited a lot of problems, not the least of which is the healthcare issue – both Medicare/Medicaid and private health care plans.  Trying to balance all these out is difficult at best and, though people are looking at the “first 100 days”, 3 months is not actually a lot of time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare and Medicaid are not the Same</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/medicare-and-medicaid-are-not-the-same/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/medicare-and-medicaid-are-not-the-same/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healtcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid changes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare changes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of people think that Medicare and Medicaid are the same thing.  They are however, not the same, not even close. Yet both in our minds and in the news media, Medicare and Medicaid are always lumped together. 
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed both Medicare and Medicaid into law as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare &#8211; Eliminating Unnecessary Hospital Visits</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/medicare-eliminating-unnecessary-hospital-visits/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/medicare-eliminating-unnecessary-hospital-visits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospital Admissions Hospital Readissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://medicare-medicaid.com/?p=318</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Medicare is looking for a way to create more seamless transitions from the hospital to home, skilled nursing care, or home health care.  These transitions include helping te patients stay well enough that they don't have to return to the hospital.
For years, it has been said that most people who are readmitted into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walgreen to Cut Washington State Medicaid Business</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/walgreen-to-cut-washington-state-medicaid-business/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/walgreen-to-cut-washington-state-medicaid-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Reimbursement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington State]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Drugstore company Walgreen Company, known as Walgreen's Drug Stores,  said on Monday it would pull almost half its pharmacies in Washington State from the U.S. Medicaid program to protest against the state's plan to cut reimbursements for drugs.
Cash-strapped Washington State plans to insist on cheaper, generic drugs for low-income Medicaid clients whenever available and equivalent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Medicaid Drop Expected</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/big-medicaid-drop-expected/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/big-medicaid-drop-expected/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid coverage drop]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the near future, Louisiana could face an even larger shortfall than expected in the money needed to provide health care to the poor, elderly, uninsured and children. Tax collections inflated by the recovery from the 2005 hurricanes are the source of the problem, state Health Secretary Alan Levine said Monday.
Instead of paying 67.6 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which Would You Choose?</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/which-would-you-choose/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/which-would-you-choose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emergency room]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house calls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staying Heathy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We have written and discssed some o the positives involved in home health care.  There are a lot of home health care agencies who make home visits - especially elderly patients and/or those who have a very difficult time getting around.  These agencies do a great service and are so valuable to the [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co-pays]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Doctor Visits]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Payment of Premiums]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doctor's Visits 21st Century Style
So you are on Medicare and you have to go to the doctor.  10 years ago it cost a mere pittance for the Medicare premiums and the copay for the doctor.  Little by little over the years the mere pittance has risen to a ore hefty amount and has become confusing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Infected in the Hospital &#8211; Should Medicare Pay?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hospital Infections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us hope we and our loved ones won't end up in the hospital.  In the event that we do, we have the hope that we will get through what we are in the hospital for and go home better off than we came to the hospital for.
The remarkable thing that many people [...]]]></description>
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