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	<title>AM 1450 KMMS - Bozeman&#039;s News Talk Leader &#187; health care</title>
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		<title>Senate Bill 84 Promoting Medical Homes Passes Through to the Montana House [AUDIO]</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Christian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Montana News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Montana Legislature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica Lindeen praised the passage earlier this week of Senate Bill 84, that promotes lower health care costs through the &#8220;Patient-Centered Medical Homes&#8221; model. The PCMH model places the focus on preventive care, increased access to health care and greater coordination. For those with long-term medical conditions, the Medical [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica Lindeen praised the passage earlier this week of Senate Bill 84, that promotes lower health care costs through the "Patient-Centered Medical Homes" model.
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		<title>Insurance Commissioner Lindeen On Montana Health Issues [AUDIO]</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Christian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bozeman News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica Lindeen announced on Wednesday that Montana is one of four states to participate in a new health care model. The National Academy for State Health Policy, a national non-profit organization, has selected Montana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and West Virginia to receive assistance in continuing to establish “patient-centered medical homes” [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica Lindeen announced on Wednesday that Montana is one of four states to participate in a new health care model.
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		<title>Procrastination: The New National Pastime</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Egelhoff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AM 1450 Exclusive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[doctor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, there are some positives about being a procrastinator. While the procrastinator procrastinates and does other things, the subconscious mind works on the problem in the background. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Believe it or not, there are some positives about being a procrastinator. While the procrastinator procrastinates and does other things, the subconscious mind works on the problem in the background.
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		<title>Will You Be Able to Afford Health Care in 20 Years? — Dollars and Sense</title>
		<link>http://kmmsam.com/health-care-20-years-dollars-and-sense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shauna Wright</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some doctors have made a scary discovery: by 2035, the average family could face medical costs exceeding their total income. The study, published in the Annals of Family Medicine, projected the typical spending on insurance premiums and out-of-pocket expenses, and compared it with the growth of income and inflation to come up with the frightening [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some doctors have made a <a href="http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/14/health-care-costs-to-surpass-total-income/?hpt=he_c2" >scary discovery</a>: by 2035, the average family could face medical costs exceeding their total income.</p>
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		<title>Health Care May Need A Bandage After Montana Funding Cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>1450 KMMS AM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bozeman News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Montana lawmakers are severely cutting Montana&#8217;s health budget. A total of $93 million will be taken away from programs such as foster care, disability care, and food stamps. How will this affect our state? Let us know what you think the positives and negatives will be in our new easy to use Facebook commenting inside. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Montana lawmakers are severely cutting Montana's health budget. A total of $93 million will be taken away from programs such as foster care, disability care, and food stamps. How will this affect our state? Let us know what you think the positives and negatives will be in our new easy to use Facebook commenting inside.
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		<title>Convicted Criminals Hired By Over 90 Percent Of Nursing Homes</title>
		<link>http://kmmsam.com/convicted-criminals-hired-by-over-90-percent-of-nursing-homes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>1450 KMMS AM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bozeman News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent report conducted by the government shows that over 90 percent of nursing homes in America employ workers with a criminal past. The first step is to recognize the problem and and the second is to solve it. Obama&#8217;s health care bill contains a possible solution for this problem. CBS News &#8211; KBZK More [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A recent report conducted by the government shows that over 90 percent of nursing homes in America employ workers with a criminal past. The first step is to recognize the problem and and the second is to solve it. Obama's health care bill contains a possible solution for this problem.
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		<title>Shweitzer Still Not Pleased With Health Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>1450 KMMS AM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many states are coming out as opposing the new health care reform put into action by the Obama administration. Even with Obama making slight changes to create a more viable solution in the states&#8217; eyes, many states&#8217; leaders, including Montana&#8217;s Governor, Brian Schweitzer, are not happy. Marnee Banks &#8211; KBZK President Obama recently told the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many states are coming out as opposing the new health care reform put into action by the Obama administration. Even with Obama making slight changes to create a more viable solution in the states' eyes, many states' leaders, including Montana's Governor, Brian Schweitzer, are not happy.
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		<title>Obama Wavers A Bit On Health Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>1450 KMMS AM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama is willing to amend his Health Care Law by allowing states to come up with their own &#8216;similar&#8217; solution as early as 2014. Will this make the states abide by the new law or will they simply gawk at it? And while the states&#8217; personalized plans will be required to fulfill all of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama is willing to amend his Health Care Law by allowing states to come up with their own 'similar' solution as early as 2014. Will this make the states abide by the new law or will they simply gawk at it?
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		<title>Gallup Poll: U.S. Split On Health Care Law Repeal</title>
		<link>http://kmmsam.com/gallup-poll-u-s-split-on-health-care-law-repeal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>1450 KMMS AM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To repeal or not to repeal; that is the question when it comes to the national heath care law, and Americans are divided on the subject. Well, maybe not Americans, but independents are. Democrats &#38; Republicans are standing firm to their positions. WASHINGTON — Americans are closely divided over whether the new Republican-controlled House should [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To repeal or not to repeal; that is the question when it comes to the national heath care law, and Americans are divided on the subject. Well, maybe not Americans, but independents are. Democrats &amp; Republicans are standing firm to their positions.
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		<title>Will We Get What It Takes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacobus Hollewijn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to healthcare in this country, we do have problems. Our healthcare laws are determined by politicians who are just people like you and I. However, they are in positions of power, where decisions are made based on a variety of factors and interest groups. But somehow there is one group whose interest [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When it comes to healthcare in this country, we do have problems.
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