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	<title>Every Patient&#039;s Advocate &#187; Follow the Money</title>
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	<description>A blog about patient empowerment, advocacy, safety, consumerism and tools to navigate the dysfunction of American health care.</description>
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		<title>Sometimes It&#8217;s Better to Just Say No</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/05/03/sometimes-its-better-to-just-say-no/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Story One: When I was a child (and we&#8217;re talking a lo-o-o-ng time ago &#8211; when doctors made house calls)&#8230; if I got an earache, I would suffer.  REALLY suffer. Mom would drip some warm oil into my ear, and then stuff some cotton in behind it. She&#8217;d give me an orange flavored baby aspirin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Put a Stop to Drive-by-Doctoring</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/04/19/put-a-stop-to-drive-by-doctoring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of my readers know, I speak at meetings and conferences fairly frequently, and most often to groups of patients and caregivers. The focus of the talks I give is usually on a patient empowerment topic &#8211; ranging from how to communicate with your doctor, to how to stay safe in the hospital, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>True Confessions &#8211; My Take on Health Care Reform</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/04/04/true-confessions-my-take-on-health-care-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we watched (or more likely heard summaries during newscasts of) the Supreme Court&#8217;s (SCOTUS Supreme Court of the United States) hearings on American healthcare reform (AKA The ACA, Affordable Care Act.)  For those of us engaged in health-related issues every day, it was fascinating to watch the transition, and the voices of pundits, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Rob a Bank When You Can Make More Money by Counterfeiting Drugs?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/02/16/why-rob-a-bank-when-you-can-make-more-money-by-counterfeiting-drugs/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/02/16/why-rob-a-bank-when-you-can-make-more-money-by-counterfeiting-drugs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to make millions of dollars quickly while risking only a few months in prison if (and that&#8217;s a big IF) you&#8217;re caught?  It&#8217;s not difficult at all. Just set yourself up as a distributor of counterfeit drugs in the United States. This week&#8217;s announcement by the FDA that a counterfeit version of Avastin, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 2012 Elections and the Issue of Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/01/19/2012-elections-issue-healthcare-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard January 17, 2012 During both the 2008 and 2010 elections, the issue of reforming the American healthcare system was the focus of overwhelming amounts of misinformation and disinformation. Remember the email about Senior Death Panels?  It explained that the healthcare reform bill would allow Medicare to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Check Out Those Health Charities Before You Donate</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/12/08/check-out-those-health-charities-before-you-donate/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/12/08/check-out-those-health-charities-before-you-donate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard December 6, 2011 It’s that time of year again.  The holidays, of course. But also the end of the tax year, when charities, including groups like cancer societies or hospital foundations, are pleading for donations. Each year in December my husband and I make contributions to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Really Save Money With a High Deductible Health Insurance Plan?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/11/10/can-you-really-save-money-with-a-high-deductible-health-insurance-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/11/10/can-you-really-save-money-with-a-high-deductible-health-insurance-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard November 8, 2011 ……………………………….. Last column we looked at Medicare Open Enrollment and how Medicare recipients can find great resources for helping them choose which health plan is right for them. Unfortunately, the rest of us, those who are under age 65 and face Open Enrollment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is It Safe to Purchase Prescription Drugs Online?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/06/08/is-it-safe-to-purchase-prescription-drugs-online/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/06/08/is-it-safe-to-purchase-prescription-drugs-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(as published in the Syracuse Post Standard, June 7, 2011) One question I’m asked frequently is whether it’s safe to purchase prescription drugs on the Internet. Whether you like the convenience or hope to save money by purchasing online, the short answer is “Sure! Go for it!” But that’s followed by some cautionary advice, too. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back in Business&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/01/24/back-in-business/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/01/24/back-in-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When last I wrote, I&#8217;d been catching up after a whirlwind Fall travel season.  And here I find myself catching up after another crazy six weeks&#8230; I don&#8217;t just bow out completely, even if it seems so.  I&#8217;m blogging in other places, like About.com and the AdvoConnection blog, plus I have been promoting my new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patients Don&#8217;t Believe the Evidence!  What&#8217;s Wrong With Us?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/06/04/patients-dont-believe-the-evidence-whats-wrong-with-us/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/06/04/patients-dont-believe-the-evidence-whats-wrong-with-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The journal Health Affairs reports on a study that finds Evidence That Consumers Are Skeptical About Evidence-Based Health Care. According to the abstract, We found many of these consumers’ beliefs, values, and knowledge to be at odds with what policy makers prescribe as evidence-based health care. Few consumers understood terms such as &#8220;medical evidence&#8221; or [...]]]></description>
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