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		<title>High-risk insurance pools will limit patient costs but not cover abortion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Galewitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington state's insurance plan for residents with pre-existing conditions will start accepting applications in August with coverage beginning on the 1st of September.]]></description>
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		<title>Support for health law remains steady while opposition drops</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lexie Verdon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overall support remained stable since the June survey, with about half the public expressing a favorable view of the overhaul, the poll found.
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		<title>New rules guarantee right to appeal insurance claim denials</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KaiserHealthNews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The regulations guarantee consumers the right to appeal denials — directly to their insurers and then, if necessary, to external review boards.
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		<title>When bad news about health reform isn’t bad</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Cohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jon Cohn argues that news stories about businesses dropping insurance and insurers limiting doctor choice isn't bad: they highlight health reform's benefits.]]></description>
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		<title>Latest destination for medical tourism: the U.S.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Appleby - KHN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. companies are sending workers to out-of-town hospitals for surgery, saving 20% to 40% — more than enough to cover the travel expenses.
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		<title>Gilda’s Club Seattle offers two free evening talks in July</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalHealthGuide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Schorr of Patient Power explains how to be a Web-savvy patient. Barbara Flye, senior health policy advisor, explains how health care reform will affect cancer coverage.]]></description>
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		<title>The New Health Reform Law: How Does it Apply to Cancer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ July 15, 2010; 6:45 pm to 8:30 pm. ] The New Health Reform Law: How Does it Apply to Cancer?

Barbara Flye, the Senior Health Policy advisor to Washington Insurance Commissioner, Mike Kreidler, will provide an overview of the new health care reform law, and will help you understand how it relates to coverage for people with cancer. Also, you will find out what to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer Groups: Force insurers to provide more details to justify price increases</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Appleby - KHN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler and others press Congress to require fuller disclosure.]]></description>
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		<title>What you need to know about the government’s new health insurance website</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Galewitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumers shopping for health insurance get a boost with the launch of a new federal website that advocates say will make it easier to shop for a plan.
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		<title>Part-time workers to get help on health insurance – but not now</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The health-care overhaul will greatly improve insurance prospects for part-time workers - but not right away. 
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