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		<title>How Hospitals Can Save Medicare Billions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are more and more issues surrounding saving Medicare money lately, and there are a lot of ideas swirling around to make that happen.  One idea that has come to the fore and was featured in the Boston Globe is a way to help patients on Medicare, give them better service and better outcomes, and, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Helps Medicare Patients Keep Home Treatments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because Congress stood firm and overturned President Bush’s veto, not only are physicians and their patients on Medicare protected for now, but other provisions have been spared as well.
The developments have made it possible for individuals dealing with Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) wounds and issues associated with them to be able to maintain assistance and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Payments Safe for Now</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is now mid-July and Congress has been going back and forth with President Bush over Medicare cuts to doctors for what seems like forever.  In a strong show of bipartisanship, Congress, last week, after the July 4th break, voted to block the 10.6% cuts to doctors who accept patients on Medicare.  This was a [...]]]></description>
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