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	<title>DietMad</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>[Guidance Overview] Hospital Not Entitled to Notification That Participant Was in COBRA Election Period</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excerpt: "Although apparently not raised by the hospital, the IRS COBRA regulations require an indemnity or reimbursement plan to make a complete response to any inquiry from a health care provider regarding a qualified beneficiary's right to coverage under a plan during the COBRA election period. However, this provision of the regulations refers only to indemnity and reimbursement plans -- HMOs (such as the one in this case) and other plans providing services (such as walk-in clinics) are not mentioned. Nevertheless, such plans may decide to adopt the disclosure practices in the IRS regulations for provider inquiries during the COBRA election period as a way to avoid disputes and potential liability (including possible state-law misrepresentation claims), even though these disclosures technically may not be required." (Employee Benefits Institute of America)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Excerpt: "Although apparently not raised by the hospital, the IRS COBRA regulations require an indemnity or reimbursement plan to make a complete response to any inquiry from a health care provider regarding a qualified beneficiary's right to coverage under a plan during the COBRA election period. However, this provision of the regulations refers only to indemnity and reimbursement plans -- HMOs (such as the one in this case) and other plans providing services (such as walk-in clinics) are not mentioned. Nevertheless, such plans may decide to adopt the disclosure practices in the IRS regulations for provider inquiries during the COBRA election period as a way to avoid disputes and potential liability (including possible state-law misrepresentation claims), even though these disclosures technically may not be required." (Employee Benefits Institute of America)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ho ho woes: Wrap rage results in lacerations and bad tempers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emergency department doctors report that thousands get medical attention annually for wounds related to packaging.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Emergency department doctors report that thousands get medical attention annually for wounds related to packaging.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>CMS proposes no-pay rules for 3 surgical errors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The agency is seeking comments on which physicians should forego Medicare pay under the policy and what related complications might qualify as errors.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The agency is seeking comments on which physicians should forego Medicare pay under the policy and what related complications might qualify as errors.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Federal court dismisses New Jersey suit over SCHIP limits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the setback, states are anticipating changes under the new administration that would allow health coverage expansions to continue.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Despite the setback, states are anticipating changes under the new administration that would allow health coverage expansions to continue.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Illness interrupts (book excerpt: Life in the Balance)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hope</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Thomas Graboys, MD, 64, was a renowned Boston cardiologist before Parkinson's disease and dementia forced him to stop practicing. His book chronicles the drastic change from doctor to patient.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Thomas Graboys, MD, 64, was a renowned Boston cardiologist before Parkinson's disease and dementia forced him to stop practicing. His book chronicles the drastic change from doctor to patient.]]></content:encoded>
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