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	<title>BLACK ENTERPRISE &#187; healthcare</title>
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		<title>High Healthcare Costs Linked to Preventable Diseases</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/17/costs-of-healthcare-tied-to-preventable-diseases</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/17/costs-of-healthcare-tied-to-preventable-diseases#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Smoking, poor eating habits, and lack of exercise are contributing to an epidemic of chronic, preventable diseases that are alarming for the future health of the nation and for African Americans in particular, according to a new report.]]></description>
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		<title>Open Enrollment: Strategies to Reduce Costs of Health Insurance Coverage</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/11/13/open-enrollment-strategies-to-reduce-costs-of-health-insurance-coverage</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/2009/11/13/open-enrollment-strategies-to-reduce-costs-of-health-insurance-coverage#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margarette Burnette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COBRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For the companies that are able to offer this important benefit to their employees, the pros say it’s important to reign in expenses and educate workers.  Here are expert-suggested steps for employers and employees to help reduce their financial burdens.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/06/washington-report-8</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/06/washington-report-8#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report: Week of Nov. 9 - Nov. 13]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Reform Is Up to All of Us</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/publishers-page/2009/11/01/healthcare-reform-is-up-to-all-of-us</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/publishers-page/2009/11/01/healthcare-reform-is-up-to-all-of-us#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl G. Graves, Sr.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Option]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Any plan I sign must include an insurance exchange: a one-stop shopping marketplace where you can compare the benefits, costs, and track records of a variety of plans—including a public option to increase competition and keep insurance companies honest—and choose what’s best for your family.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/30/washington-report-7</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/30/washington-report-7#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report: Week of Oct. 26]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/23/washington-report-6</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/23/washington-report-6#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Financial Protection Agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First-Time Homebuyer Credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Homebuyers Tax Credit May Be Too Popular

In response to abuses and fraud uncovered by the IRS and Treasury Department into the First-Time Homebuyer Credit program, the House Ways and Means oversight subcommittee introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday to improve the screening of applicants and administration of the program.
According to the agencies, 580 taxpayers under the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Know the Facts: Precautions for Swine Flu</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/10/09/know-the-facts-precautions-for-swine-flu</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/10/09/know-the-facts-precautions-for-swine-flu#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H1N1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Mark Johnson, chair of the department of family medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry at the New Jersey Medical School, answers questions about the swine flu and its vaccine.]]></description>
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		<title>Understand Your Healthcare Privacy Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/10/08/understand-your-healthcare-privacy-rights</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/10/08/understand-your-healthcare-privacy-rights#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arlene McKanic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIPAA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to your medical records, privacy is probably one of your top concerns. This is why the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed by Congress in 1996.  HIPAA gives you the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your medical records. However, the document is dense and sometimes difficult to understand. Luckily, there’s a solution.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/02/washington-report-3</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/10/02/washington-report-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Steele]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Updates from Capitol Hill]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup: Week of Sept. 27 &#8211; Oct. 3</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/02/news-roundup-week-of-sept-27-oct-3</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/10/02/news-roundup-week-of-sept-27-oct-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Small Business Association]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[News Roundup: Week of Sept. 27 - Oct. 3]]></description>
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		<title>Breast Cancer Survivors</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/breast-cancer-survivors</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/breast-cancer-survivors#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annya Lott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Arnaldo Silva gave his daughter Vanessa the gift of life twice, the second time by saving it. If it weren’t for his breast cancer diagnosis, his daughter may have waited until age 40 to get a mammogram, as recommended by the American Cancer Society—but that would have been too late. “If he didn’t have cancer, I wouldn’t be here,” says Vanessa.]]></description>
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		<title>Aetna CEO Talks Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/09/28/aetna-ceo-talks-healthcare-reform</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/09/28/aetna-ceo-talks-healthcare-reform#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Aetna’s chief executive, Ronald A. Williams, recently gave Black Enterprise the insurance industry’s take on how to improve healthcare in America.]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup: Week of Sept. 21 &#8211; Sept. 26</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/25/news-roundup-week-of-sept-21-sept-26</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/25/news-roundup-week-of-sept-21-sept-26#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hypertension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venuous Disease Coalition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[News Roundup: Week of Sept. 21 - Sept 27]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup: Week of Sept. 14-20</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/18/news-roundup-week-of-sept-14-20</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/09/18/news-roundup-week-of-sept-14-20#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prostate cancer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[News Roundup]]></description>
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		<title>HHS Secretary Says ‘It’s Time for Change’</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/09/18/hhs-secretary-says-its-time-for-change</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/09/18/hhs-secretary-says-its-time-for-change#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathleen Sebelius]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In part two of an exclusive interview, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discusses how ealthcare reform would affect small business and healthcare disparities in African American communities.]]></description>
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		<title>On the Frontlines of the Healthcare Reform Battle</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/09/17/on-the-frontlines-of-the-healthcare-reform-battle</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/09/17/on-the-frontlines-of-the-healthcare-reform-battle#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathleen Sebelius]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about the political battle over healthcare reform.]]></description>
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		<title>Talking Points</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/10/talking-points</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/10/talking-points#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Face of the Uninsured
The United States spends more than any other nation in the world on healthcare—more than $2.2 trillion each year—almost $8,000 per person. Despite increases in spending, disparities among race and ethnic groups continue. Roughly 46 million people in the U.S. are uninsured. More than one in three Hispanics lack insurance; just less [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Outlines Healthcare Goals Before Congress</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/09/10/obama-outlines-healthcare-goals-before-congress</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/09/10/obama-outlines-healthcare-goals-before-congress#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seeking to shift the vitriolic and partisan tenor of the debate over healthcare reform to one of pragmatism and compromise, President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress Wednesday night to urge both Republicans and Democrats to deliver legislation that will provide access to affordable health insurance coverage for all.]]></description>
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		<title>How Healthcare Reform Affects You</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/09/09/how-healthcare-reform-affects-you</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2009/09/09/how-healthcare-reform-affects-you#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing debate over healthcare reform is as intense as ever, but nothing has been settled and there are still many compromises ahead before final bills are voted on in both the House and the Senate. Some of what the American public is hearing, however, has caused concern about how reform would affect them. Here’s a guide to the facts--and some of the fictions:]]></description>
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		<title>Recession-Proof Healthcare Jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/09/09/recession-proof-healthcare-jobs</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/09/09/recession-proof-healthcare-jobs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Hocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The number of employees on company payrolls continues to decline in most industries. But in healthcare, the situation is different. Although 216,000 jobs disappeared from the overall economy in August, the healthcare industry added 28,000 positions. There are 544,000 more healthcare jobs now than there were at the December 2007 start of the recession.]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Compromise in a Tough Healthcare Reform Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2009/09/08/finding-compromise-in-a-tough-healthcare-reform-debate</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2009/09/08/finding-compromise-in-a-tough-healthcare-reform-debate#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s a look at how provisions in healthcare reform legislation and a bill from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee would impact small business]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make the Most of Your Doctor&#8217;s Visits</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/09/03/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-doctors-visits</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/09/03/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-doctors-visits#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virgie Bright Ellington]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.blackenterprise.com/?p=39237</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington, a board certified internist, believes that basic healthcare for every citizen is long overdue. ]]></description>
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		<title>Ovarian Cancer: Risks &amp; Facts</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/02/ovarian-cancer-risk-facts</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/02/ovarian-cancer-risk-facts#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shahdai Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ovarian cancer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackenterprise.com/?p=39108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Facts
-- Occurs in 1 in 72 women
-- About 10% of ovarian cancer cases are related to genetic mutations which can be passed down from the mother’s or father’s genetics, so men can be tested for the BRCA1 or 2 mutations.
-- About 68% of women diagnosed are age 55 or older; almost 32% of women [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save Money on Healthcare Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/save-money-on-healthcare-costs</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/save-money-on-healthcare-costs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie E. Royal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopsmart]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In May and June of this year, Alisa Toney took her 22-month-old daughter, Camille, to an urgent care facility to treat the toddler’s recurrent ear infections. With each visit costing $100, Toney’s household budget might have been strained. However, Toney, 42, is a leadership gifts officer at Spelman College, which provides a Flexible Spending Account that allows her to pay for Camille’s visits with a prepaid Pay Flex MasterCard.]]></description>
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		<title>All in the Family</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/all-in-the-family-6</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/all-in-the-family-6#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James A. Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elder care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GenX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moneywise]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackenterprise.com/?p=38703</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Five years ago Jan Bryant found herself in the sandwich generation—those who are furthering their careers and raising their families while at the same time attending to their elderly parents.   ]]></description>
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		<title>When the Killer Is Not So Silent</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/when-the-killer-is-not-so-silent</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/when-the-killer-is-not-so-silent#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chana Garcia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ovarian cancer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For Chana Garcia, being healthy used to mean fitting in a lunchtime workout at the gym, but these days, she measures her progress by blood tests and CT scan results. ]]></description>
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		<title>Presidential Proclamation: National Ovarian Cancer Month</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/08/31/presidential-proclamation-national-ovarian-cancer-month</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/08/31/presidential-proclamation-national-ovarian-cancer-month#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ovarian cancer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.blackenterprise.com/?p=39159</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama proclaims September 2009 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. ]]></description>
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		<title>Making Long-Term Care Plans for Elderly</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/08/18/making-long-term-care-plans-for-elderly</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/08/18/making-long-term-care-plans-for-elderly#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James A. Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elder care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackenterprise.com/?p=38517</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[People who want to help aging parents can use common sense and a little bit of planning to make a difficult process a bit easier. The right steps, in fact, can also open important options to stretch tight. There are several steps you can take to do the right thing and establish a sure foundation for seniors.]]></description>
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		<title>Save Money on Your Healthcare Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/08/03/save-money-on-your-healthcare-costs</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/08/03/save-money-on-your-healthcare-costs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie E. Royal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flexible spending account]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health savings account]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackenterprise.com/?p=38092</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are several options for saving money on healthcare while getting the proper treatment needed.]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/31/news-roundup-16</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/31/news-roundup-16#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aqueduct Racetrack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caribbean CAGE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peebles Development Corp.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presidential Medal of Freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[R. Donahue Peebles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RLJ Companies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackenterprise.com/?p=38157</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ard Rock International announced a strategic alliance with entrepreneur Robert L.  Johnson, and also said that Caribbean CAGE L.L.C., which is owned by RLJ Companies, will become an investor in the Hard Rock Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack project being proposed by SL Green Realty Corp. and Hard Rock.
The Queens, New York casino will house more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Takes Healthcare Reform to AARP</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/07/28/obama-takes-healthcare-reform-to-aarp</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/07/28/obama-takes-healthcare-reform-to-aarp#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AARP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackenterprise.com/?p=37987</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Thank you so much.  (Applause.) I am just going to provide some brief remarks, and then I want to hear from you.
It is wonderful to be here today.  I want to thank Mike for moderating this discussion.  I want to thank Jennie and Barry for their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Address: Health Insurance Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/07/25/weekly-address-health-insurance-reform</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/07/25/weekly-address-health-insurance-reform#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weekly Address]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
I recently heard from a small business owner from New Jersey who wrote that he employs eight people and provides health insurance for all of them.  But his policy goes up at least 20 percent each year, and today, it costs almost $1,400 per family per month – his highest business expense besides his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama on the Record: Healthcare Reform Town Hall</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/07/23/obama-on-the-record-healthcare-reform-town-hall</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/07/23/obama-on-the-record-healthcare-reform-town-hall#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackenterprise.com/?p=37989</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  Thank you.  Thank you.  Thank, please, everybody have a seat.  Thank you.  Hello!  (Applause.)  Hello, Shaker Heights!  Hello, Ohio!  It is great to be here.  There are a couple of quick acknowledgments I want to make.  First of all, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Takes Case for Healthcare Reform to the Airwaves</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/07/23/obama-takes-case-for-healthcare-reform-to-the-airwaves</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/07/23/obama-takes-case-for-healthcare-reform-to-the-airwaves#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama held his fourth primetime press conference to make the case to the American public on the urgency of changing the nation’s healthcare system. ]]></description>
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		<title>Obama on the Record: News Conference on Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/07/22/obama-on-the-record-news-conference-on-healthcare-reform</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/07/22/obama-on-the-record-news-conference-on-healthcare-reform#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[White House News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
THE PRESIDENT:  Good evening.  Please be seated.  Before I take your questions, I want to talk for a few minutes about the progress we're making on health insurance reform and where it fits into our broader economic strategy.
Six months ago, I took office amid the worst recession in half a century.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/17/news-roundup-14</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/17/news-roundup-14#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Board]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[News Roundup]]></description>
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		<title>Small Businesses Struggle to Offer Healthcare</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/15/small-businesses-struggle-to-offer-healthcare</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/15/small-businesses-struggle-to-offer-healthcare#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone Richards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small businesses still find it difficult to offer employees healthcare.]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Owners Speak Out on Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/07/14/small-business-owners-speak-out-on-healthcare-reforms</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/07/14/small-business-owners-speak-out-on-healthcare-reforms#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Small Business Association]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackenterprise.com/?p=37523</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As every small business owner worth their bottom line has long known, the ability to offer a comprehensive benefits package is key to both attracting and retaining the best employees. But in the past few years alone, the rising cost of health insurance has left many entrepreneurs contemplating cutting health benefits or at a minimum, cutting back on their contributions, and they are anxious for Congress and the White House to enact meaningful reform.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;One Size Does Not Fit All&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/07/11/one-size-does-not-fit-all-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/07/11/one-size-does-not-fit-all-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[naacp]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackenterprise.com/?p=37409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At two forums on healthcare reform at the NAACP’s Centennial Convention Saturday, panelists presented a slew of statistics that rank African Americans with the highest prevalence, incidence, and mortality rates for diabetes, AIDS, cancer, and other diseases.
“[People] like you and me are falling through the cracks,” said Roslyn M. Brock, vice chairman of the national [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Pushes for Health and Energy Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/06/23/obama-pushes-for-health-and-energy-reform</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/06/23/obama-pushes-for-health-and-energy-reform#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[or the past few weeks, President Barack Obama has received varying degrees of criticism and support on three major issues—Iran, energy, and healthcare reform. Today, at a White House press conference, he addressed each issue, making it clear that while he’s willing to be flexible, there are some areas in which he’s ultimately the decider, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Address: More on Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/06/13/weekly-address-more-on-healthcare-reform</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/06/13/weekly-address-more-on-healthcare-reform#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Last week, I spoke to you about my commitment to work with Congress to pass health care reform this year. Today, I’d like to speak about how that effort is essential to restoring fiscal responsibility.
When it comes to the cost of health care, this much is clear: the status quo is unsustainable for families, businesses, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Town Hall</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/06/11/healthcare-town-hall</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/06/11/healthcare-town-hall#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, Green Bay.  (Applause.)  It's good to see you.  Thank you.  It is great to be back in Green Bay.  (Applause.)  We are hoping that both the Packers and the Bears do better this year.  (Applause.)  Come on, we can bring everybody together.
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers, HHS Seek to Redress Healthcare Disparities</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/06/11/lawmakers-hhs-seek-to-redress-healthcare-disparities</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/06/11/lawmakers-hhs-seek-to-redress-healthcare-disparities#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Racial and ethnic minorities have higher rates of obesity, cancer, diabetes, and AIDS than whites, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service. In fact, 48% of African American adults suffer from a chronic disease compared with 39% of the general population.]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Address: Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/06/06/weekly-address-healthcare-reform</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/06/06/weekly-address-healthcare-reform#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Over the past few days, I’ve been traveling through the Middle East and Europe working to renew our alliances, enhance our common security, and propose a new partnership between the United States and the Muslim world.
But even as I’m abroad, I’m firmly focused on the other pressing challenges we face – including the urgent need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What President Obama&#8217;s Economic Agenda Means for You</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/06/01/what-president-obamas-economic-agenda-means-for-you</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/06/01/what-president-obamas-economic-agenda-means-for-you#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annya Lott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his first three months in office, President 
Barack Obama has transformed government into an activist tool that seeks to help American citizens recapture their share of the American dream. Not since Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal or Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society has an administration acted so boldly and swiftly to rebuild a nation. The result has been a mix of programs––the centerpiece of which is the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, commonly referred to as the stimulus package or bill, which intends to kick-start the economy by providing new jobs, tax breaks, and help for small businesses in addition to extending unemployment and health benefits. According to Recovery.gov, billions have already been dispersed to state and local agencies to engage in projects such as infrastructure repair, environmental cleanup, educational reform, and emergency assistance to disadvantaged families. In a conference call in March, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President Valerie Jarrett asserted that citizens must be participants in the process and actively seek out programs and services that offer relief as well as opportunities. That’s why our editors developed this package. We want to provide a breakdown of initiatives for job seekers, homeowners and buyers, taxpayers, and small business owners.   
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/05/15/news-roundup-6</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/05/15/news-roundup-6#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 22:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Johnson Controls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minority patients are often under-prescribed, over-prescribed, or mis-prescribed pharmaceutical treatment for cardiovascular illness, asthma, psychiatric illness, pain, and other conditions, according to a new study from the National Minority Quality Forum.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama on the Record:  Healthcare Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/05/12/obama-on-the-record-healthcare-costs</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/05/12/obama-on-the-record-healthcare-costs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 20:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  We just had a wonderful conversation that is a corollary to the discussion that I had yesterday.  And you may be seeing a theme, this was -- we're doing some stuff on health care because I think the country is geared up, businesses are geared up, families are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama on the Record:  Reforming Healthcare System</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/05/11/obama-on-the-record-reforming-healthcare-system</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/05/11/obama-on-the-record-reforming-healthcare-system#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 19:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[                                  May 11, 2009
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
ON REFORMING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
TO REDUCE COSTS
State Dining Room
12:35 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everyone. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 45</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/05/day-45</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/05/day-45#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARRA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama hosted a healthcare reform forum, attended by congressional leaders and industry representatives.  He also announced a series of regional White House forums on health reform that will take place across the country.
Biden, accompanied by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Miami Mayor Mannie Diaz, announced the availability of $8.4 billion in ARRA funds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daschle Withdraws as HHS Nominee</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/02/03/daschle-withdraws-as-hhs-nominee</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/02/03/daschle-withdraws-as-hhs-nominee#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Daschle withdrew Tuesday as President Barack Obama's nominee for health and human services secretary amid controversy that he failed to fully pay his taxes from 2005 through 2007. fover Last month, Daschle paid $128,203 in back taxes and $11,964 in interest.]]></description>
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		<title>Morehouse Doctor Talks Health Disparities, Prevention</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/01/09/morehouse-doctor-talks-health-disparities-prevention</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2009/01/09/morehouse-doctor-talks-health-disparities-prevention#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janell Hazelwood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Yolanda Wimberly]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many have joined the fight to prevent, treat, and study the spread of diseases affecting black communities, one of those being Dr. Yolanda Wimberly, a nationally recognized adolescent health specialist and pediatrician who was the first Morehouse School of Medicine physician to receive the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Humanism Award last October. BlackEnterprise.com talked with Dr. Wimberly about the importance of community awareness, health education, and disease prevention.]]></description>
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		<title>The Costs of Cancer: Part Two</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/12/29/the-costs-of-cancer-part-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/12/29/the-costs-of-cancer-part-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer screening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Center for Minority Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are several theories that explain why blacks have higher mortality rates from cancer. They range from lack of adequate healthcare to distrust of the medical community.

Lack of insurance is certainly a problem. Almost 20% of African Americans, compared with 10.4% of non-Hispanic whites, were uninsured in 2007, according to “Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Policy in the United States,” a U.S. Census report.

Dr. Stephen B. Thomas, director of the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Minority Health, says insurance is important, but adds that it is not a substitute for education and prevention.

“We’ve missed the focus,” Thomas says. “We focus on getting people insurance, but will they use it? Even if they have the insurance, if they don’t trust the medical care system they’re not going to use it.”]]></description>
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		<title>Flex Your Buying Muscle</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2008/12/03/flex-your-buying-muscle</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2008/12/03/flex-your-buying-muscle#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your insurance provider is cutting back while you are forced to pay more, don’t forget to look into a flexible spending account. “If you expect to spend the deductible, you can put money aside tax free [in an FSA],” says Devon Herrick, health economist at the National Center for Policy Analysis.]]></description>
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		<title>The Cutting Edge: Lowering Your Healthcare Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/03/the-cutting-edge-lowering-your-healthcare-costs</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/03/the-cutting-edge-lowering-your-healthcare-costs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you’re searching for health coverage or have a plan, here are a few tips to make sure you get the most for your buck. ]]></description>
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		<title>World AIDS Day: Where Do Blacks Stand?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/12/01/world-aids-day-where-do-blacks-stand</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/12/01/world-aids-day-where-do-blacks-stand#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Kevin Fenton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Kevin Fenton, director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), spoke with BlackEnterprise.com to address the serious toll that AIDS/HIV is taking on the African American community and advise the best course of action to reduce that impact.]]></description>
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		<title>Factchecking the Candidates</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/03/factchecking-the-candidates</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/03/factchecking-the-candidates#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During and after the one and only vice presidential debate the McCain-Palin and Obama-Biden campaigns were sending out lots and lots and lots of emails factchecking statements made by Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin in an effort to set the record straight. Of course, the if the fact-check is coming from the opposite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palin vs. Biden</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/02/palin-vs-biden</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/02/palin-vs-biden#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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The debate is over.  To her credit, Palin made no gaffes and gained confidence as the debate went on. Her refusal to answer questions and numerous attempts to manipulate the conversation by changing the question was troubling, but likely worked in her favor. Palin also resisted Biden's efforts to link the McCain campaign to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Pounces, McCain Skirts the Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/09/22/obama-pounces-mccain-skirts-the-issues</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/09/22/obama-pounces-mccain-skirts-the-issues#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[degregulation]]></category>
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Presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama released new attack ads this morning.

In his ad, Obama pounces on “Bush-McCain” deregulation policy that has left the U.S. economy reeling. The ad focuses on an article McCain penned in the September/October issue of Contingencies in which he proposes to reduce oversight of the health-insurance industry, just as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Costs of Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/09/19/the-costs-of-cancer</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There aren't any studies that prove that African Americans, when diagnosed with cancer, carry a larger percentage of the economic burden compared with white cancer patients. However, anecdotal evidence shows that they may pay higher out-of-pocket costs due to gaps in insurance coverage.]]></description>
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		<title>Good for What Ails America?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/09/18/good-for-what-ails-america</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/09/18/good-for-what-ails-america#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In two new reports, the journal Health Affairs took a critical eye to Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain's sweeping healthcare plans.  Their assessment: neither plan is a panacea for what ails the American healthcare system.  McCain's plan would leave too many people uninsured and Obama's plan would be too expensive to afford.

Though the Health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High-End Healthcare</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/09/16/high-end-healthcare</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/09/16/high-end-healthcare#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea King Collier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concierge medical services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Critics say concierge medical services only go further in widening the gap in access to quality healthcare. How do you get the best medical attention possible for yourself and your family without giving up a piece of your financial health? "You must be vigilant about managing the care you have," says Dr. Jennifer Mieres, associate professor of medicine and director of nuclear cardiology at New York University School of Medicine]]></description>
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		<title>America&#8217;s Leading Doctors</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2008/07/01/americas-leading-doctors-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2008/07/01/americas-leading-doctors-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Hocker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Psychiatric Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Psychiatrists of America and American Psychiatric Association]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Editor’s Note: In the May 2008 issue of BLACK ENTERPRISE, our editors produced a comprehensive list highlighting the best and brightest African American physicians across specialties.  In the development of the roster, however, our editors inadvertently omitted the nation’s top black psychiatrists. To provide a complete representation of this important area of medicine, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Ends Meet</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2008/07/01/making-ends-meet</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2008/07/01/making-ends-meet#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl Nance Nash</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial Fitness Contest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unexpected events are apart of life. And perhaps no one knows this better than Dana and Julius Williams. In 2005—at the age of 46—Dana’s mother suffered a stroke. She is now unable to live alone because she cannot use her right hand and has trouble walking. She also suffers from high blood pressure, diabetes, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Heart of the Matter</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2008/07/01/the-heart-of-the-matter</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha Sylvester</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[African American health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[heart disease]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As Americans are expressing interest in bettering their health, the African American community remains stagnant on health improvements, says Dr. Christopher J.W.B. Leggett, director of cardiology at Medical Associates of North Georgia.  In addition, a study done by the American Heart Association indicates that African Americans remain at greater risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Issues: Healthcare</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/politics/on-the-issues/2008/05/02/healthcare</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Boerner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The healthcare issues of the 2008 presidential election are as notable for what they highlight as for what they neglect. Abortion may not be the hot-button topic of past elections, but it is still an issue that is on the table. Of the top candidates, Republican candidate Sen. John McCain is the only pro-life candidate in the bunch—but quietly so.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Talk to Your Doctor</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/05/01/how-to-talk-to-your-doctor</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/05/01/how-to-talk-to-your-doctor#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Hocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The May 2008 issue of BLACK ENTERPRISE lists the nation’s preeminent doctors. They reside in various parts of the country and practice in numerous specialties, including obstetrics, gynecology, ophthalmology, dermatology, urology, cardiology, orthopedics, pediatrics, endocrinology, and plastic surgery.]]></description>
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		<title>A Healthy Perspective</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/being-green/entrepreneurs-being-green/2008/04/17/a-healthy-perspective</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/being-green/entrepreneurs-being-green/2008/04/17/a-healthy-perspective#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Garmhausen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs BEing Green]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Warners decided to open a second medical office to accommodate their expanding services two years ago, making it green was a “no-brainer,” says Sharon. Dubbed the Washington Wellness Institute, the 3,300-square-foot office is thoroughly environmentally friendly. The Warners believe its completely green interior renovation is the first of its kind in the Washington, D.C. metro area.]]></description>
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		<title>Closing the Gap</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2008/03/07/closing-the-gap</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jay Korn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COBRA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most Americans get health insurance from an employer-sponsored group plan. That’s fine as long as you’re working.]]></description>
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