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Wow my page went goo!
Posted Jan 25, 2003
I did nothing and my page is goo now! 
I LIKE it! I wonder if it will stay NOpe just swirched Hmm
gonna change to goo!
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Latest reply: Jan 25, 2003
Its a good day
Posted Jan 23, 2003
Got some things done. YAY! There was a matter of an auctioneer whom ripped my family off this past spring when my Mother died. We were all in different states. To ship all her things 
was out of the question. We had an auctioneer come and take the apartments contents. Not a word from him or a $. He has antique shops and an auction house and moving company. Today began the official complaint process with two agencies. It is good when there is something you can do about a problem. We are not holding our breath about the reimbersment. Stopping him from doing this to others is the goal at this point. He is in the position to take advantage of huge numbers of people when they are rushed and vulnerable. It is usually not a pleasant circumstance that neccesitates eleminating ALL of your belongings, he knows this.
OK on to the next mission...
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Latest reply: Jan 23, 2003
Health News - January 2003
Posted Jan 22, 2003
Strapped US Health Care System Fails to Address Actual Health Needs
More than half of US health care dollars are spent to treat individuals with chronic health conditions according to a recent report from Johns Hopkins reported by the Caregiving Resource Center. Chronic conditions are defined as conditions that last a year or longer, limit what one can do and/or may require ongoing medical care.
Some 60 million people live with chronic conditions and the number only increases as the population ages. Even though the bulk of health care dollars is going to individuals with chronic conditions, these same individuals pay five times more out-of-pocket than individuals without chronic conditions - regardless of the type of insurance they have. Medicare beneficiaries typically pay the most out-of-pocket expenses despite two-thirds of Medicare spending is on behalf of people with five or more chronic conditions.
The US health care system is organized to treat acute episodes of illness. However, many illnesses that once could not be effectively treated, resulting in episodes of acute crisis, can now be managed in a way that enables patients to live for years with a serious disease. Chronic conditions require management specifically geared to avoiding or limiting acute episodes and enhancing day to day functioning. Our health care system is not designed to effectively manage chronic conditions, and insurance reimbursement is not structured to compensate for these new treatment requirements. With government dollars for health care shrinking significantly, these scarce resources need to be more effectively managed. If steps are not taken to make the system respond more rationally to the actual needs of patients, the current health care crisis will only deepen more rapidly.
To view the article and link to the report go to:
http://click.topica.com/maaaNcCaaVwvya4yZIBe/
Study Finds Significant Misunderstandings About Patients' Living Wills
A recent study reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine found that doctors, family members and patients do not necessarily share an understanding of what is meant by "terminal" or under what circumstances patients do or do not want certain treatment interventions.
The meaning of "terminal" is ambiguous. Some interpret it as meaning 0% chance for survival, while to others it may mean a slight chance or even as high as a 50% chance for survival. Sometimes it is defined as being unlikely to survive for 6 months and sometimes terminal may mean unlikely to survive for more than one-year. Advance directive laws define it differently from state to state, individual physicians have their own personal definitions, and patients, health care agents and family members also may interpret it differently.
This study found wide variation among patients, family members and physicians regarding their understanding of the meaning of terminal when applied to individual patients' living wills. This confusion could lead to over treatment for some patients, but under treatment for others.
This study is yet another illustration of why patients, families and health care providers must talk to each other. Just having an advance directive is not enough to avoid false assumptions. Further discussion is needed.
To view the study go to
http://click.topica.com/maaaNcCaaVwvAa4yZIBe/
http://click.topica.com/maaaNcCaaVwvCa4yZIBe/
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Latest reply: Jan 22, 2003
winter blues?
Posted Jan 22, 2003
h2g2 folks are 
I Hope for every one a moment of peace or joy today. 
*sigh* * aware TOTAL peace of mind cannot exist with awareness and growth*
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Latest reply: Jan 22, 2003
SUVs gimme break
Posted Jan 22, 2003
The Bush administration's economic plan would increase by 50 percent or more the deductions that small-business owners can take right away on the biggest(hummers and the equivalent price group) sport utility vehicles and pickups.
Tax experts and environmentalists say the plan would provide incentives for businesses to choose the biggest gas-guzzling trucks because it takes several years to depreciate the cost of passenger cars and smaller sport utility vehicles. The ramifications of the Bush plan on S.U.V. buyers were reported today in The Detroit News.
The potential lift for sales of big S.U.V.'s comes amid rising tension in the Middle East and increasing criticism of S.U.V.'s from environmentalists and regulators.
~~Air pollution standards relaxed 3 times in 4 years.~~~does NOT help the average small business man whom needs a *reasonably priced and sized truck or Suv for work!*
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Latest reply: Jan 22, 2003
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