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		<title>Medicare to experiment with expansion of hospice coverage</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/medicare-to-experiment-with-expansion-of-hospice-coverage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Andrews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patients will be able to receive hospice care while continuing to receive life-prolonging treatments. Currently, patients have to choose one or the other.]]></description>
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		<title>Doctors’ orders help patients get the end-of-life care they want</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/doctors-orders-help-patients-get-the-end-of-life-care-they-want/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Marcy - KHN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form, available in Washington state, allows patients to summarize their wishes regarding life-sustaining treatment.]]></description>
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		<title>Law could help hospice patients continue aggressive treatments</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 17:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan Rau - KHN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[End-of-Life Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Advocates say change may encourage people terminal illnesses to take advantage of hospice care earlier.]]></description>
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		<title>What price for medical miracles?</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/what-price-for-medical-miracles-high-costs-at-end-of-life-still-part-of-national-health-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/what-price-for-medical-miracles-high-costs-at-end-of-life-still-part-of-national-health-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Ewing Duncan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[End-of-Life Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare Reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["What would you do if your mother needed an expensive, painful operation that had only a one in a million chance of saving her?"]]></description>
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		<title>Last year, 36 died after taking drugs obtained through state Death with Dignity Act</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/last-year-36-died-after-taking-medicines-obtained-through-state-death-with-dignity-act/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McCarthy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[End-of-Life Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Death with Dignity Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most had cancer and expressed concerns over loss of autonomy and dignity at the end of life.]]></description>
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		<title>Why are fewer patients enrolling in hospice?</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/why-are-fewer-patients-enrolling-in-hospice/</link>
		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/why-are-fewer-patients-enrolling-in-hospice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Gleckman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[End-of-Life Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some hospice executives say the poor economy may also be driving doctors to hold on to patients longer.
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		<title>Health stories in the news</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/health-stories-in-the-news-16/</link>
		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/health-stories-in-the-news-16/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McCarthy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chlamydia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[End-of-Life Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Euthanasia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NYTs on end-of-life care and the career of UW researcher Dr. Walter Stamm]]></description>
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		<title>Should healthcare for the elderly be rationed?</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/should-healthcare-for-the-elderly-be-rationed/</link>
		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/should-healthcare-for-the-elderly-be-rationed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KaiserHealthNews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[End-of-Life Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elderly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["We’re finding more and more expensive ways to keep people alive. So we have to find ways to set some limits," ethicist says.]]></description>
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		<title>Making ER visits safer</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/how-to-make-an-emergency-department-visit-a-safe-one/</link>
		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/how-to-make-an-emergency-department-visit-a-safe-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Carolyn Clancy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice and Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Clancy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medical Records]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You hope an accident or illness won't send you to the ER. But being prepared can help you get good, timely, and safe care when should the need arises.
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		<title>Health stories in the news &#8211; Aug. 17th</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/medical-errors-conservative-opposition-euthanasia-end-of-life-care-health-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/medical-errors-conservative-opposition-euthanasia-end-of-life-care-health-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[End-of-Life Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Insurance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medical Errors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[McDermott wants to make reporting of medical errors mandatory
Hearst newsgathers Eric Nalder and Cathleen Crowley report in the SeattlePI.com that U.S. Representatives Jim McDermott wants mandatory national reporting of medical errors.
Nalder and Crowley&#8217;s story covers the reaction to a Hearst investigative series Dead by Mistake.
The SeattlePI.com newsgathers were part of an investigative team of seven Hearst [...]]]></description>
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