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		<title>State Insurance Regulation Conundrums</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/state-insurance-regulation-conundrums/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I ended up calling the Virginia Bureau of Insurance regarding the difficulty I was having finding an insurance company that would sell Medicare Supplement Insurance or a Medigap policy for disabled persons under age 65 in Virginia.  (While finding a Medigap policy is fairly easy for seniors age 65 and over, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=350&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Want To Be A Vigilante</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/i-want-to-be-a-vigilante/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 22:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>doctorblue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to be a vigilante. More than anything. I tried to keep this blog from becoming an outlet for my rants and raves, but yesterday, after meeting yet again more victims disabled unnecessarily by U.S. Health Care, I&#8217;m outraged.
I&#8217;m outraged hearing that a person who isn&#8217;t outwardly bleeding is made to wait 17 hours [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=232&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Health Care Reform The Lesser of Two Poor Choices?</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/is-health-care-reform-the-lesser-of-two-poor-choices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 23:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t think anyone knows if government-run or private-run health care is the answer. Both seem to be the lesser of two poor choices for a variety of reasons. Central among the reasons is the lack of focus on patient outcomes (quality of care) and the need to replace the practice of specialists handing off [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=222&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In Defense of Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2009/05/08/in-defense-of-healthcare-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 02:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama could gain more support for his proposed health care reforms if the government actually enforced existing laws.
Under our current system, I believe medical insurance companies have vicarious liability for the negligence of their network providers. Calling the insurance companies to the carpet for the negligence of its providers would expose reasons for the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=217&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story #18: Diagnostic Journey Leads To The Cause of Motility Dysfunction</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/the-story-18-diagnostic-journey-leads-to-the-cause-of-motility-dysfunction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago, a group of scientists are said to have solved the age old question, &#8220;Which came first, the chicken or the egg?&#8221; The alleged consensus: the chicken. I ask, &#8220;Wouldn&#8217;t the chicken have developed from a fertilized egg?&#8221;
Whatever happened, the concept eludes my grasp. In my mind, the mystery remains unsolved.
I bring [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=147&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story #17: The Religion of Diagnosis</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/the-story-17-the-religion-of-diagnosis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been said things aren&#8217;t always what they seem. I say life isn&#8217;t always what it &#8220;should be.&#8221; This comes to mind because a lot of the advice I&#8217;ve been given is prefaced by and predicated on &#8220;should be&#8221; beliefs. I&#8217;ve been told any infectious diseases physician &#8220;should be&#8221; able to diagnose and treat actinomycosis. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=140&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story #8: Search For A New PCP</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/the-story-8-search-for-a-new-pcp-2/</link>
		<comments>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/the-story-8-search-for-a-new-pcp-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 31, 2005. Given a long history of gastrointestinal problems and constant lower left abdominal pain , I made an appointment with Dr. Carol Schuffler, a gastroenterologist recommended by Dr. Joyce Hair, my gynecologist. Dr. Schuffler had a small office in an older office building primarily populated with medical offices. I recall how warm it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=135&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blog Overview: Replace The Caduceus</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2008/12/30/blog-overview-replace-the-caduceus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Based on my experience, I feel the caduceus medical symbol should be replaced with a picture of a physician with his arms crossed over his chest and his index fingers pointing in opposite directions.
With no help forthcoming from the medical community in determining what was wrong with me after three years, I decided to try [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=133&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Would You Change About Medical Care?</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/what-would-you-change-about-medical-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would approach healthcare delivery like it was a brand new business. Wipe the slate clean. The first order of business would be to design or conceive of the product or service. Let&#8217;s consider outpatient care first. I would design a center in which internists and specialists from various fields worked together to diagnose a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=125&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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