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New Survey: Health Care Leaders Say Need For Reform Is Urgent; Broadly Support Public Health Care Option, Provider Payment Reform
By a wide margin, health care leaders believe that individuals should have a choice of public and private health plans, and strongly support other central components of health reform such as innovative provider payment reform and a national insurance health exchange with strong standard-setting authority. In addition, two-thirds (68%) of opinion leaders feel it is urgent to enact comprehensive health care reform this year, according to the latest Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey.

Two University of Denver Studies Look At Why Couples Live Together And The Results When They Do
University of Denver (DU) researchers find that couples who live together before they are engaged have a higher chance of getting divorced than those who wait until they are married to live together, or at least wait until they are engaged. In addition, couples who lived together before engagement and then married, reported a lower satisfaction in their marriages.
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Conference Invite: Unique Conference Specifically For Family Members Of OCD Sufferers, UK

OCD-UK is delighted to announce the first event of its kind, an OCD conference with a difference, a conference specifically aimed at the family, friends and carers of people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This unique conference, a day of education and support, takes place in Reading, Berkshire on Saturday 25th July 2009 where some of the country"s leading OCD specialists will be involved in imparting their expertise, advice and experience. OCD-UK vice-chair, Vanessa Rogers, herself a mother of an OCD sufferer spoke about the event "It will be a whole-day event and we will endeavour to cover every aspect of this hitherto much ignored subject - looking at how each family dynamic permutation may create its own problems and will need specialist concentration on how the family member can learn to be the therapist at home, supporting their loved one in the challenges of fighting OCD". Chief-Executive, Ashley Fulwood commented, "OCD in many cases can affect the immediate family in the same negative way that it does the sufferer directly, and that can be both detrimental and damaging to relationships whether a parent, a partner or just a friend, this conference aims to provide information for all family dynamics." For further information about speakers and workshops, or to book your place at this unique conference, visit the OCD-UK website at http://www.ocduk.org or call to request a flyer on 0845 120 3778. OCD-UK is the leading national charity, independently working with and for people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). It is our belief that everyone affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder should receive the most appropriate and the highest quality standards of care, support and treatment. Our objective is to make a positive and meaningful difference in the everyday lives of people affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, by providing accessible and effective support services and by campaigning for improved access and quality treatment and care for people with OCD. We believe it is vital that every person affected by OCD receives the highest quality of treatment and care that they are entitled to and deserve. Visit our media facts: http://www.ocduk.org/16/mediafacts.htm for more detailed information about OCD. OCD-UK


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