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	<title>WakeMed Voices &#187; Health Care Reform</title>
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		<title>Dr. Atkinson Talks Health Reform With Adam Searing</title>
		<link>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/06/dr-atkinson-talks-health-reform-with-adam-searing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Monackey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video posted today on the North Carolina Justice Center&#8217;s blog, the Progressive Pulse, shows Dr. Atkinson and Adam Searing, director of the North Carolina Justice Center&#8217;s Health Access Coalition, talking healthcare reform.

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		<title>Increasing Access to Primary Care</title>
		<link>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/04/increasing-access-to-primary-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Monackey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health, Safety & Parenting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Access to primary care has been a hot-button issue in health care reform.  WakeMed is pleased to announce that Monday marked opening day for Falls Pointe Medical Group, a four-physician primary care practice that greatly increased access to primary care for patients in Northern Wake County. 
Located in the Physician Office Pavilion at WakeMed North Healthplex, Drs. Michele [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Reform and EMS</title>
		<link>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/03/healthcarereformandems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Bill Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Desk of Dr. Atkinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote the following article at the request of EMS1.com.  It headlined their Thursday newsletter, and I thought many of you would find the content informative as well.
EMS — especially the field care, transportation, communication and workforce components — is an essential part of the U.S. health care system. However, EMS is often out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Reform in Wake County and on Capitol Hill</title>
		<link>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/03/health-care-reform-in-wake-county-and-on-capitol-hill/</link>
		<comments>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/03/health-care-reform-in-wake-county-and-on-capitol-hill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wake County]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Christine Craig is WakeMed&#8217;s director of government affairs.
Are you interested in what the federal Wake County delegation has to say about health care reform? Stay informed by checking their web sites.
&#8220;This is the best chance we have to reduce sky-rocketing health care cost for North Carolina families.”  Congressman Bob Etheridge 
&#8220;Health insurance reform is essential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WakeMed on health care reform</title>
		<link>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/03/wakemed-on-health-care-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Monackey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atkinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media round-up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News and Observer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WakeMed has been asked several times this week for comments on the health care reform bill, signed into law by President Obama on Tuesday.
Becky Andrews, WakeMed&#8217;s vice president of finance, spoke to the News &#38; Observer about the legislation&#8217;s new reporting requirements for non-profit hospitals.
Dr. Susan Weaver, Senior Vice President for WakeMed Physician Practices and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Historic Day</title>
		<link>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/03/a-historic-day/</link>
		<comments>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/03/a-historic-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy ONeal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Judy O’Neal is the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Chief of Staff, Office of the President.  
Yesterday was a historic day for health care as the House voted to pass the health care reform bill that was approved by the Senate in December. We would like to acknowledge and commend the leadership of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Does an Aspirin Cost $1 in the Hospital?</title>
		<link>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/03/why-does-an-aspirin-cost-1-in-the-hospital/</link>
		<comments>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/03/why-does-an-aspirin-cost-1-in-the-hospital/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Monackey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WRAL is airing a story this evening that will feature an interview with Dr. Atkinson explaining health care charges.  Here is some background on how this story came about.
At a recent Raleigh Chamber meeting, WRAL’s new General Manager Steve Hammel asked Dr. Atkinson to help him understand the charges he incurred after having surgery at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cost of Providing Prisoner Health Care</title>
		<link>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/02/the-cost-of-providing-prisoner-health-care/</link>
		<comments>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/02/the-cost-of-providing-prisoner-health-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Monackey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the State Auditor released an audit of the Department of Correction&#8217;s prisoner medical costs.  WakeMed is a primary provider of hospital care for Central and Women’s Prisons due to close proximity, and the audit indicates that WakeMed’s reimbursement for these patients is significantly higher than Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement.  As a result of the audit, WakeMed received numerous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Health Reform Needs to be About &#8211; Wellness &amp; Prevention</title>
		<link>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/02/what-health-reform-needs-to-be-about-wellness-prevention/</link>
		<comments>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/02/what-health-reform-needs-to-be-about-wellness-prevention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health, Safety & Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pediatrics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reform Priorities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WakeMed Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As health care reform progresses, wellness and prevention must be a priority.  It is, and has been, one of WakeMed’s top health reform priorities, particularly as the obesity epidemic is a very real issue in Wake County.  According to local research:

70% of adults living in Wake County are overweight/obese
52% of children 12-18 years of age [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Reform Really Needs to be About: Part II</title>
		<link>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/01/what-reform-really-needs-to-be-about-part-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/01/what-reform-really-needs-to-be-about-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reform Priorities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uninsured]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Christine Craig is the Director of WakeMed’s Government Affairs Department
One of WakeMed’s top priorities for health care reform is focused on preserving Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals.  Currently, individuals 65 years and older qualify for our county’s public insurance program, Medicare.  The federal government pays for Medicare services delivered by hospitals and health care [...]]]></description>
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