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Holiday Wishes 2009
December 19, 2009 11:25 AM by Tim Banish

At this time I would like to wish all of our Advance blog readers a joyous and peaceful Holiday Season. I hope that every one of you enjoy a prosperous and healthy New Year. It has been very enjoyable writing these Advance blogs for the past two years Read More...

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The Future of the COTA
October 22, 2009 3:46 PM by Tim Banish

Healthcare reform, the economic depression, reduced insurance reimbursements, Medicare and Medicaid cutbacks, how will this affect the future of the COTA? Some people are quite nervous right now, thinking that Obama's healthcare reform will eliminate Read More...

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Healthcare Reform Issues
August 22, 2009 1:51 PM by Tim Banish

News from some of the town hall meetings that have been happening around the country reminds me of the Vietnam War protests of the late 60's. Large organized groups of people protesting issues with proposed government actions. There were protesters carrying Read More...

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A Day in the Life, Part II
August 9, 2009 10:59 PM by Tim Banish

Well, here is Part Two of the typical day of mine. Sorry there were a few blogs between since I promised this as the next one when I wrote Part One. Issues that I thought were more important than one of my boring days got blogged about first though. The Read More...

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Another Hit on Medicare Funding
July 19, 2009 10:47 PM by Tim Banish

Well, I see that Congress has cut another $40 Billion out of Medicare funding. That is for 2010, and over the next ten years the cuts will total $556 Billion! It sure sounds to me like PPS II is here, and it's hitting just as the baby boomer generation Read More...

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