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	<title>Ask Colleen King &#187; health care reform</title>
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	<description>All the questions you&#039;ve had about health insurance, life insurance, annuities and long term care insurance (but were afraid to ask)</description>
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		<title>Leslie Margolin leaving Anthem Blue Cross&#8211;is that good?</title>
		<link>http://askcolleenking.com/2010/07/leslie-margolin-leaving-anthem-blue-cross-is-that-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The news came out last week that Leslie Margolin was leaving Anthem Blue Cross and I had to wonder why. Of course, there&#8217;s the obvious, the blow out earlier this year when the rate increase craziness hit. But that was months ago, and things had toned down considerably. Click here for a short story on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The news came out last week that Leslie Margolin was leaving Anthem Blue Cross and I had to wonder why. Of course, there&#8217;s the obvious, the blow out earlier this year when the rate increase craziness hit. But that was months ago, and things had toned down considerably. Click here for a short story on [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>How is the IRS going to &#8216;enforce&#8217; mandatory health insurance in the new health care reform bill?</title>
		<link>http://askcolleenking.com/2010/07/how-is-the-irs-going-to-enforce-mandatory-health-insurance-in-the-new-health-care-reform-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across an article last month that was published by USA Today on April 30th that to me, outlines just a part of the big wake up call we have coming in 2014 when the bulk of the health care reform measures go into effect. If you can find it, check out the article [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I came across an article last month that was published by USA Today on April 30th that to me, outlines just a part of the big wake up call we have coming in 2014 when the bulk of the health care reform measures go into effect. If you can find it, check out the article [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Health care reform, small business and and NFIB&#8217;s input&#8211;a must read!</title>
		<link>http://askcolleenking.com/2010/05/health-care-reform-small-business-and-and-nfibs-input-a-must-read/</link>
		<comments>http://askcolleenking.com/2010/05/health-care-reform-small-business-and-and-nfibs-input-a-must-read/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 17:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago I wrote about how convoluted the small business tax credit for group health plans was going to be. Here&#8217;s a reminder. Now here&#8217;s a commentary on why the bill was bad for small business, and a very eloquent one at that. The National Federation of Independent Business&#8217;s (NFIB) president, Dan Danner, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A few days ago I wrote about how convoluted the small business tax credit for group health plans was going to be.  Here&#8217;s a reminder.
Now here&#8217;s a commentary on why the bill was bad for small business, and a very eloquent one at that. The National Federation of Independent Business&#8217;s (NFIB) president, Dan Danner, [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Health care reform and the small business tax credit&#8211;what qualifies?</title>
		<link>http://askcolleenking.com/2010/05/health-care-reform-and-the-small-business-tax-credit-what-qualifies/</link>
		<comments>http://askcolleenking.com/2010/05/health-care-reform-and-the-small-business-tax-credit-what-qualifies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 22:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As with most things that came out in the health care reform bill, the devil is in the details. The small business tax credit most assuredly included. I am not a tax expert by any means, but my wonderful tax guy, David Marton in Westlake Village, passed this on to me from the Kiplinger Tax [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As with most things that came out in the health care reform bill, the devil is in the details. The small business tax credit most assuredly included. I am not a tax expert by any means, but my wonderful tax guy, David Marton in Westlake Village, passed this on to me [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Some answers to &#8216;what do I do about health insurance for my new grad?&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://askcolleenking.com/2010/05/some-answers-to-what-do-i-do-about-health-insurance-for-my-new-grad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 11:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Group Health Insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last article I talked about the impending herd of new graduates, high school and college, and that people are now needing to address what to do about their health insurance. Again, If your high school grad is going to college, then of course they can stay on your group health plan if you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In my last article I talked about the impending herd of new graduates, high school and college, and that people are now needing to address what to do about their health insurance.
Again, If your high school grad is going to college, then of course they can stay on your group health plan if you want [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Graduation time is here, what should you do about health insurance for your new grad??</title>
		<link>http://askcolleenking.com/2010/05/graduation-time-is-here-what-should-you-do-about-health-insurance-for-your-new-grad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 16:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Group Health Insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[May into June is such a great time for families as their kids are getting ready to graduate from high school or college. A time of pride, sense of accomplishment, it&#8217;s great. As I drive around the LA area I see the signs of upcoming graduation ceremonies and it takes me back. We won&#8217;t go [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[May into June is such a great time for families as their kids are getting ready to graduate from high school or college. A time of pride, sense of accomplishment, it&#8217;s great. As I drive around the LA area I see the signs of upcoming graduation ceremonies and it takes me back. We won&#8217;t go [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Health care reform and reading between the lines, part 1</title>
		<link>http://askcolleenking.com/2010/03/health-care-reform-and-reading-between-the-lines-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://askcolleenking.com/2010/03/health-care-reform-and-reading-between-the-lines-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, health care reform&#8211;woo hoo! now what? Today&#8217;s Los Angeles Times has a good brief overview of some major points of change and I&#8217;ve included some of them here. Along with some questions that I feel still need to be answered. WITHIN A YEAR * Provides a $250 rebate to Medicare prescription drug plan beneficiaries [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Okay, health care reform&#8211;woo hoo! now what? Today&#8217;s Los Angeles Times has a good brief overview of some major points of change and I&#8217;ve included some of them here. Along with some questions that I feel still need to be answered.
WITHIN A YEAR
* Provides a $250 rebate to Medicare prescription drug plan beneficiaries whose initial [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Did you hear&#8211;Anthem to postpone March 1 rate hike; but how do I save on premiums after that?</title>
		<link>http://askcolleenking.com/2010/03/did-you-hear-anthem-to-postpone-march-1-rate-hike-but-how-do-i-save-on-premiums-after-that/</link>
		<comments>http://askcolleenking.com/2010/03/did-you-hear-anthem-to-postpone-march-1-rate-hike-but-how-do-i-save-on-premiums-after-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Health Insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that I&#8217;ve heard this from three different sources, I believe it. Because of all the flack from Anthem Blue Cross has received from the impending rate increase on individual health insurance policies. At the request of State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Anthem will hold off this current round of increases until May 1. During [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Now that I&#8217;ve heard this from three different sources, I believe it. Because of all the flack from Anthem Blue Cross has received from the impending rate increase on individual health insurance policies. At the request of State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Anthem will hold off this current round of increases until May 1. During [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Health care reform is on the verge of a vote, what should I do about it?</title>
		<link>http://askcolleenking.com/2010/03/327/</link>
		<comments>http://askcolleenking.com/2010/03/327/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Individual Health Insurance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://askcolleenking.com/?p=327</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, depends on how you feel about what you are hearing. If you have concerns about what is (or isn&#8217;t) being discussed around health care reform, read on. Personally I&#8217;m not a huge on writing politicians but there are times you need to stand up and think you may be counted. This is easy to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, depends on how you feel about what you are hearing. If you have concerns about what is (or isn&#8217;t) being discussed around health care reform, read on.
Personally I&#8217;m not a huge on writing politicians but there are times you need to stand up and think you may be counted. This is easy to do&#8211;know [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Health savings accounts and tax time&#8211;how do they go together?</title>
		<link>http://askcolleenking.com/2010/03/health-savings-accounts-and-tax-time-how-do-they-go-together/</link>
		<comments>http://askcolleenking.com/2010/03/health-savings-accounts-and-tax-time-how-do-they-go-together/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When people understand them, many like the idea of health savings accounts. They aren&#8217;t for everyone, but no one type of health care coverage is. Otherwise, we&#8217;d all have the same plan, and health care reform would have hit by now. What does a health savings account (HSA) have to do with tax time? Well, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[When people understand them, many like the idea of health savings accounts. They aren&#8217;t for everyone, but no one type of health care coverage is. Otherwise, we&#8217;d all have the same plan, and health care reform would have hit by now.
What does a health savings account (HSA) have to do with tax time? Well, if [...]]]></content:encoded>
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