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		<title>Medicaid Cutbacks Affect Seniors Well Being</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<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>Medicaid and Long Term Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reports have surfaced showing that many states have underestimated and under-funded the cost of long term care.  Medicare has done so as well.  This has left many seniors understandably worried.
The estimates for the costs of long term care seem to be nearly $4.5 billion dollars below actual costs of providing quality care.   The main states [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amarillo Clinic for Seniors Only</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s not something your accountant would advise you to do if you are a physician or health care practitioner or professional.  In fact, your account, financial advisor, closest friends and others would most likely strongly –very strongly – advise against making such a move.
But all business decisions are not simply made for profit only.  Some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Medicare Discourage Treatment for Seniors?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medicare is a system that is supposed to help seniors deal with medical issues by providing coverage for healthcare costs.  As an individual works month after month and year after year, they pay into the Medicare system and the payments are taken out of each of their paychecks.  The idea is that when they are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Medicare Prescription Coverage Isn’t Enough</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/when-medicare-prescription-coverage-isn%e2%80%99t-enough/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/when-medicare-prescription-coverage-isn%e2%80%99t-enough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years we have heard about the plight of seniors on very meager incomes who have to rely on Medicare and Social Security to survive and who have had to buy second-rate food – or even dog/cat food – so they can eat.
Medicare has been designed to help seniors with their medical expenses, especially prescriptions.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Fairs Help Seniors Understand Medicare &amp; Medicaid</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 10:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea of health fairs is not new.  There are heath fairs in cities across the U.S. that provide everything from information about gentle dentistry to on the spot blood pressure and bone density tests, and everything in between.
The middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging (M4A) is sponsoring a health fair for seniors this Friday.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Giant Leap For Medicaid</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/a-giant-leap-for-medicaid/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/a-giant-leap-for-medicaid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medicaid has taken a giant and important leap recently.  Because of this move forward, it is now possible that thousands of people will be able to get home-based care rather than being institutionalized.  This new provision allows people to get care in their homes or in the community instead of an institutional setting.
The Deficit Reduction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare vs Medicaid: What&#8217;s the Difference between Medicare and Medicaid?</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/medicare-vs-medicaid/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/medicare-vs-medicaid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people have questions about Medicare and Medicaid including the question of what the differences are between the programs.  There are some major differences between the two.
Medicare is funded by the federal government as an entitlement program, which mainly focuses on the older population.  It is a social insurance program for individuals age [...]]]></description>
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