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		<title>September&#8217;s Health Care System Changes</title>
		<link>http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/blog/?p=146</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator> Emily  Noonan</dc:creator>
		
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This past month, changes in federal health insurance law brought us closer to a health care system that truly Puts Patients First®. The recent changes do the following:    
·          Allow young people under 26 to remain on a parent&#8217;s family  
           policy. 
·          Stop insurance companies from imposing pre-existing condition 
           exclusions on children under 19. 
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		<title>Balancing the Risk-Benefit of New Drugs</title>
		<link>http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/blog/?p=139</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator> Emily  Noonan</dc:creator>
		
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The national newsletter BioCentury in moving into the video space with a new policy talk show called “BioCentury This Week.” The first program will air this Sunday and will feature a roundtable interview with National Health Council Executive Vice President/COO Marc Boutin and Timothy Coetzee, president of the MS Society&#8217;s Fast Forward (learn more about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHC Opens New Door for Research Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator> Emily  Noonan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Health Council&#8217;s exciting new web database HealthResearchFunding.Org is nearing completion! The database, which was created with input from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Programs, will make information on worthwhile but unfunded research proposals available to NHC members and other potential funding sources of health research. The goal is to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Health Council Applauds New Regulations</title>
		<link>http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/blog/?p=111</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator> Emily  Noonan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Health Council (NHC) released the following statement in support of today’s White House announcement of new federal regulations to strengthen patients’ rights to appeal health insurance denials. The following statement is from Myrl Weinberg, President of the NHC:
 
People with chronic conditions make up the largest segment of users of health care in this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteerism – Improving Your Health One Person at a Time</title>
		<link>http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/blog/?p=105</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator> Emily  Noonan</dc:creator>
		
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A survey released in April by United Healthcare, and Volunteer Match, found that nearly 70 percent of people who have volunteered in the past year reported that volunteering has made them feel physically healthier. 

 
Incorporating service into your life and making a difference in your community is one of the greatest benefits people receive from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHC President Myrl Weinberg on Clinical Trials</title>
		<link>http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/blog/?p=100</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator> Emily  Noonan</dc:creator>
		
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The following question and answer interview with NHC President Myrl Weinberg appeared as a special feature in the Wall Street Journal on clinical trials.

 
Q. What is the largest barrier to increasing patient participation?
 
A. Individuals simply aren’t asked. Many organizations have done outstanding work to educate people about the importance of participating in clinical trials. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Passage of Health Care Reform - A Directive for Improving Care</title>
		<link>http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/blog/?p=94</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator> Emily  Noonan</dc:creator>
		
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Many said that it would never happen.  But on Tuesday, March 23, President Obama signed into law legislation that truly Puts Patients First in health care. 

People living with chronic conditions and their family caregivers may not appreciate the nuts and bolts of passing legislation. They do, however, understand the gravity of their own personal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clearing a Pathway for Molecular Diagnostic Tests</title>
		<link>http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/blog/?p=88</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator> Emily  Noonan</dc:creator>
		
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People living with chronic conditions benefit from many medical advances developed over the past 20 years. Many diseases that were once fatal diagnoses are now managed utilizing various drug therapies. However, far too often, treatments may work well for some people, while providing marginal benefits or causing significant harm to others.

One example is antidepressants. According [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Real Truth about Health Care Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/blog/?p=75</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator> Emily  Noonan</dc:creator>
		
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There is no doubt that the intense debate surrounding health care reform has overwhelmed the nation and Congress over the past few months.  Rhetoric from both Republicans and Democrats, national media, activists, and others has been heated and misleading leaving Americans asking themselves, what is the real truth about health care reform?


To that end, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In health-care reform, the 20-80 solution</title>
		<link>http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/blog/?p=67</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator> Emily  Noonan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OUR PARENTS told us life isn’t fair. People with chronic diseases and disabilities know this more intimately than most people.
A woman with rheumatoid arthritis had a successful career in public relations and advertising and now relies on Social Security disability payments. A husband copes as best he can to care for his twin sons and [...]]]></description>
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