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The Affordable Care Act of 2010 is an exceptionally broad law that addresses

many aspects of our health care system, including health insurance consumer protections, enhanced preventive services, Native American health programs, health workforce expansion, closure of Medicare’s drug coverage donut hole and more. However one particular provision that takes effect in 2014 - the requirement for most people to have health insurance and a related penalty for some who don’t have it - has received a highly disproportionate amount of public attention.

That provision is commonly referred to as “the individual mandate.” The penalty is regularly referred to by critics as a tax because it is payable with federal tax returns and because the Supreme Court, which upheld the provision, concluded for technical reasons that it functioned like a tax. The mandate is the most unpopular provision of the ACA, in significant part because of the highly charged political accusations and claims about it. A July 2012 Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll found that about 20 percent of Americans believe they will have to pay the penalty.

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As a result, it has been estimated that at most 2 percent of Americans might be subject to the penalty --- 10 times fewer than the public may perceive. In Massachusetts, the state that has an individual mandate similar to the ACA’s, roughly 1 percent of the population has been subject to a penalty. Moreover, claims about people being subject to the penalty and going to jail if they fail to pay are intentionally or ignorantly false. The ACA specifically prohibits criminal actions as well as property liens.

The penalty amount for the few individuals who might face it is also smaller than most imagine. For 2014, it will be $95 for an individual and up to $285 for a family, or 1 percent of family income, if greater. By 2016, the comparable figures will be $695, $2,085, and 2.5 percent. The dollar figures will increase by a cost of living factor in subsequent years. One wonders how many non-exempt individuals with dependents will choose not to obtain health coverage for their families. Taking all of this into consideration, it would appear that suggestions of a broad new tax on the American people are grossly exaggerated.

Michael Parks is a principal with the Mandy Pino Center for Life Planning and Benefits Choices.

By Toby Rose Brown

The 19th National Indian Council on Aging Conference is scheduled

to be held at the Albuquerque Convention Center from Sept. 15-18.

The 501(c)(3) nonprofit, which advocates for improved comprehensive health, social

services and economic well-being for American Indian and Alaska native elders, holds a conference alternating locations among its 12 regions every other year.

Attendees will have an opportunity to hear notable speakers, take part in a silent auction and health fair, purchase items from exhibitors, plus attend general and breakout sessions.

Included are three meals and special cultural events.

Anyone interested in elder issues, regardless of race, age or ethnicity, is encouraged to attend the conference. It is not necessary to be a NICOA member.

Speakers on Saturday morning will be discussing “The Aging Network of Caring for Older American Indians – Aging Services in Indian Country.” They include Robert Blancato, national coordinator of the Elder Justice Coalition; Retta Ward with New Mexico Aging & Long Term Services, Region VI; Cynthia LaCounte, director for the Office for American Indian, Alaskan native and native Hawaiian programs; Lee Begay, Title VI director, Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Phoenix; Wilson Wewa Jr., coordinator of the Title VI, Part C; and Dorinda Fox, Title V, SCSEP director.

Bruce Finke, Indian Health Service and Nashville area elder health consultant, will address long-term care in Indian Country on Saturday afternoon.

Hubert Humphrey III, head of a new office in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Daniel Tanaka, director of the New Mexico Securities Division, will address elder abuse Sunday.

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living options. And finally, Tuesday morning

will begin with Dr. Barry Ramo of the New Mexico Heart Institute. He will discuss the importance of heart care and what to do in an emergency.

Advance registration is preferred, but registration will be possible at the door the first day of the event. Registration forms and cost information are available at www.NICOA.org. Click on the “Conference” tab, then click on “Register Now” for the 2012 NICOA Conference. (Note that the June 30 registration deadline posted on the website registration form is inaccurate.) Registration forms can also be mailed to you by request.

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By Marlene Baca

Becoming eligible for Medicare is beneficial for thousands of New Mexicans

because it helps many to afford high quality health care when they otherwise could not.

It is important, however, to know what expenses you’ll have as a

Medicare recipient. This column continues our monthly series about what it means to age into Medicare and what Medicare means for you. This month, we will tell you more about the expenses associated with Medicare, so that you know what you can to expect to pay for your health care.

What are my expenses?

While most people do not have to pay for Part A (hospital insurance), everyone who chooses Part B (medical insurance) must pay for it. Additionally, both Parts A and B have deductibles that must be paid before Medicare will begin picking up expenses. Many Medicare Advantage Plans, such as Lovelace Medicare Plan, cover several of the costs associated with health care. Here is a breakdown of those amounts for 2012:

Original Medicare Deductibles and Coinsurance:

$140 Part B deductible;$1,156 deductible per benefit

period - $0 for the first 60 days of each benefit period;

$289 per day for days 61 – 90 of a hospital stay each benefit period;

$578 per day for days 91 – 150 of a hospital stay each benefit period.

All costs for each day of a hospital stay over 150 days:

$144.50 per day for days 21–100 of a skilled nursing facility stay each benefit period;

All costs for each day of a skilled nursing facility stay after day 100 in a benefit period;

20 percent for doctor services, outpatient therapy, and durable medical equipment.

If you are entitled to Social Security retirement, you are automatically enrolled in Medicare Part A (hospital insurance), which is premium-free, and Medicare Part B (medical insurance), which you pay for.

You will automatically be enrolled in Medicare Part B and must decide if you want to keep it. Medicare Part B will cost you $99.90* per month. That is taken from your Social Security check. This premium goes to the federal government for the administration of the Medicare program. If you do not want Part B, then you must sign the back of the Medicare card that has been sent to you (“I don’t want Medical Insurance”) and return it in the enclosed envelope before the effective date on the card. (This will be the first of the month in which you turn 65.)

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You may not need Medicare Part B yet if:

You are age 65 or older and you

or your spouse are working, and you are covered by an employer or union group health plan based on that current employment;

Or you are under age 65 and disabled, and you or any members of your family are working and you are covered by an employer or union group health plan based on that current employment.

In the future, you can sign up for Part B during the annual general enrollment period, Jan. 1 through March 31.

If you don’t have Part B, then you will not be eligible to join any Medicare Advantage plan. If you choose to enroll in Part B at a later date, there is a penalty imposed unless you are covered in one of the situations above.

As of Jan. 1, 2006, Medicare began offering prescription drug coverage to Medicare beneficiaries. This is referred to as Part D. Part D is available to you through private companies in two forms: 1) a Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan, which provides both your medical and prescription drug coverage, or 2) a standalone Prescription Drug Plan (PDP), which provides only prescription drug coverage. With a standalone PDP you would typically be on original Medicare for your medical services.

Marlene Baca is Lovelace Health Plan’s chief programs officer. “Aging into Medicare” is a monthly series on Medicare topics. She is happy to take questions for future columns. Email [email protected].

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By Dan Vukelich

If you’ve made the trek on Interstate 25 to play Pueblo de Cochiti Golf Course in the

last few years only to come away underwhelmed, well, those days are over.

A new management team has transformed the sometimes-up, sometimes down Robert Trent Jones design into a solid example of first-rate conditioning, service and dining. Some say the course is in the best shape it’s been in 25 years.

Behind the transformation are Cochiti Development Corp. head Ron Fernandez, who brought on Director of Golf Kenny Blake and Head Professional/Food and Beverage Director Mark Swanson in late spring. Blake is former head professional at Towa Golf Resort. Swanson is former tournament director for Santa Ana Golf Club and the Sun Country Amateur Golf Association. Both are PGA of America members.

Some $300,000 in new maintenance equipment has helped Superintendent Leon Trujillo dramatically improve playing conditions, while Blake and Swanson have turbocharged service. Swanson, who redesigned Cochiti’s menu, aims to transform the restaurant into a community gathering place.

Elsewhere:Complaints have been trickling

in since the City of Albuquerque raised greens fees in July. The

annual unlimited-play senior pass went up 10 percent to $1,100. The price of a walking weekend round for seniors is now $31.50. City officials say the old rate structure led the city to lose money – in some cases as much as $2 a round.

Leigh MacKay, a visiting golf writer from New England, reminded me how difficult the greens at Paa-Ko Ridge are to read. After watching MacKay, a scratch player, misread putt after putt recently, I sought out Paa-Ko General Manager Rob Murray to get his take on how a top player could be so wrong so often.

The difficulty, Murray said, lies in Paa-Ko’s location in a saddle on a low ridge between the Sandia Mountains and N.M. Hwy. 14. Although it seems putts should break away from the Sandias, that’s not always the case. Designer Ken Dye spent days tweaking each green with the intent of fooling the player.

“Now, I can appreciate the work he put into it,” said Murray, who confessed to badly misreading putts himself this year while caddying for a friend – and that’s after working as Paa-Ko’s superintendent since before the course opened in 2000.

Santa Ana Golf Club has finished a long-overdue expansion of its portico overlooking the Rio Grande Valley and the Sandias. That spectacular view is why the adjacent Wind Dancer Lounge has a 16-by-6-foot east-facing window. The expansion increases

outdoor seating from 64 to 120 people, said spokeswoman Micah Jones.

Next up: More clubhouse parking at sister course Twin Warriors Golf Club, which last season expanded its walk-up snack bar to include indoor seating.

Four Hills Country Club has its “A” Game back. In May, the club restructured hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt, established a formal line of bank credit and sold off a 3-acre parcel surrounding its off-property irrigation well.

“We’ve gotten all the financial skeletons out of the closet,” said Director of Golf Chris Stewart, who with Membership Director Tracey Fine has worked to steadily rebuild golf membership from a low of about 200 in 2010. Their task has been made easier by terrific course conditions all season.

Isleta Eagle Golf Course’s move

to a high-end GPS yardage system has been a hit. The interactive system has touch-screen capability to allow a player to pinpoint yardage to any feature on the course, Director of Golf Mike Ciolek said.

Dan Vukelich, an Albuquerque freelance journalist, is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America and the Golf Travel Writers Association.

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How much do you know about depression? This common behavioral

health disorder is a medical illness that responds to treatment. We know that about one in 10 people in the United States is affected by depression and it can affect women and

men of all ages. Depression is not a natural part of aging but rather a medical condition that should be treated aggressively.

Depression in older adults, or in anyone, should not be thought of as normal. Some groups are at higher risk, but the average older person is not

depressed any more than a young person. Depression is an illness that affects around 14 of every 100 adults older than 65 in the U.S. Factors that may add to an older adult's risk for depression is experiencing a loss of control over changes related to the aging process and losing people that they love.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), these are typical signs of depression:

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You can help prevent depression by staying active and being connected to other people through family, community activities, senior groups or church.

If you notice signs of depression in yourself, a friend or a family member, don't wait until it becomes severe. Discuss your individual needs with your health care provider, or talk to the person with depression, and encourage him or her to speak to a doctor and seek treatment from a mental health professional.

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New approach will help avert major increases in liver disease and deaths in the

U.S.All U.S. baby boomers should

get a one-time test for the hepatitis C virus, according to final

recommendations published today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in 30 baby boomers – the generation born from 1945 through 1965 – has been infected with hepatitis C, and most don't know it. Hepatitis C causes serious liver diseases, including liver cancer (the fastest-rising cause of cancer-related deaths), and is the leading cause of liver transplants in the United States.

The final recommendations are published in today's issue of CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Draft recommendations were issued in May, followed by a public comment period.

"A one-time blood test for hepatitis C should be on every baby boomer's medical checklist," said CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. "The new recommendations can protect the health of an entire generation of Americans and save thousands of lives."

CDC's previous recommendations called for testing only individuals with certain known risk factors for hepatitis C infection. Risk-based screening will continue to be important, but is not sufficient alone. More than 2 million U.S. baby boomers are infected with hepatitis C – accounting for more than 75 percent of all American adults living with the virus. Studies show that many baby boomers were infected with the virus decades ago, do not perceive themselves to be at risk, and have never been screened.

More than 15,000 Americans, most of them baby boomers, die

each year from hepatitis C-related illness, such as cirrhosis and liver cancer, and deaths have been increasing steadily for over a decade and are projected to grow significantly in coming years.

CDC estimates one-time hepatitis C testing of baby boomers could identify more than 800,000 additional people with hepatitis C. And with newly available therapies that can cure up to 75 percent of infections, expanded testing – along with linkage to appropriate care and treatment – would prevent the costly consequences of liver cancer and other chronic liver diseases and save more than 120,000 lives.

Comments received from individuals and organizations during the public comment period (May 22-June 8, 2012) overwhelmingly supported CDC's original proposal. As a result, the agency did not make substantive changes to the draft recommendations.

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By Barb Armijo

Movie Project Would be First for local Rio Grande Media Group

Hard-nosed, hard-working journalists Michael Gallagher and Anthony

DellaFlora have seen and written about real-life dramas in their combined 50-plus years of experience in the newspaper business. Writing a screenplay, however, was a foreign concept.

They tackled it anyway, spurred on by a subject Gallagher, an award-winning investigative reporter, was entrenched in while covering stories about the Mexican drug cartels for the Albuquerque Journal. He has worked there for 28 years. A chance meeting at a coffee shop with former co-worker DellaFlora, who spent more than 20 years as a Journal reporter/editor, led to a meeting of the creative minds. “Dead by Thursday” was born.

The screenplay is growing up now. Gallagher and DellaFlora signed an option for their film script with The Rio Grande Media Group in August. This is the first movie property acquired by the group, which will shop the script around and try to land a producer for it.

Several Albuquerque entertainment industry veterans, including Steven Michael Quezada (Breaking Bad actor, local comedian and entertainer), and other entertainment entrepreneurs formed Rio Grande Media Group this year to promote the production of film and television in New Mexico.

"We are pleased to be working with New Mexico writers on this project," said RGMG vice president Denise Baker. "One of our goals is to show that this state has the creative talent and the business know-how to compete with Hollywood."

"Dead by Thursday" tells the tale of two ex-drug smugglers who must come out of hiding to save the grandson of a former partner in crime, a Mennonite patriarch. Thescript calls for filming in several locations around the state, including Albuquerque, Deming, Las Cruces and Grants.

"This project isn’t just about Mike and me, though we are truly excited to have signed the option on the screenplay,” DellaFlora, 56, said. “And we want this movie produced, definitely. But we are

also committed to showing the world that New Mexico cannot only provide great crews and actors, but that we can hold our own above the line,” meaning in the areas of writing, animation, scoring, directing and producing movies and television shows.

"We hope this project will open the floodgates for the rest of New Mexico's creative community,” he said.

Gallagher, 57, was game for writing a screenplay because like many professional writers, he is fearless when it comes to any type of writing project. As a result of this one, he can now write scenes that can be more easily produced using the same location – a cost cutting measure – and develop fewer characters to save a wanton movie-maker millions on actor’s pay. All this in the name of getting a project onto the big screen or TV, Gallagher says.

“I am getting to be an expert on how to use an Albuquerque parking lot and make it look like several different places,” he says. “This whole thing has me completely intrigued.”

It was Gallagher who piqued DellaFlora’s interest for the screenplay in 2007.

DellaFlora had already been bitten by the screenwriting bug and was tossing around different ideas for scripts in his head. Enter Gallagher at a local coffee shop where he bumped into DellaFlora.

After a few minutes of chit-chat, DellaFlora says, “C’mon Mike, isn’t there anything you’ve run into that would make a good screenplay?”

Gallagher: “Nah, it’s all basic drug cartel stuff.”

But then he adds: “I am looking into how the Mennonites got into the drug business.”

That’s when DellaFlora opened his eyes wide and said, “Wait? What?”

The two expanded fictionally on this true-life situation, which led them to develop the characters and plot for what they

hope is their big break into the movies.

They are already working on other projects for a movie and TV series. “Duke City” is their next endeavor, said Gallagher. Quezada had the idea, and Gallagher and DellaFlora got busy writing.

“It’s about an undercover cop who becomes the leader of a street gang that he was trying to take down,” Gallagher says. The group hopes “Duke City” is a springboard for a television series.

Quezada, who plays Drug Enforcement Administration agent Steve Gomez on the hit series "Breaking Bad," is slated to play the lead in the movie, and he plans on bringing some friends with him for the project.

Veteran actors Dean Norris, who plays Quezada's partner, Hank Schrader, on

"Breaking Bad," and Wes Studi ("Geronimo: An American Legend") have signed letters of intent to appear in the proposed series.

The Rio Grande Media Group also includes producer Brent Tiano, commercial real estate broker, actor Chris Ranney, Mark Padilla, owner of Lesmen's Pro Audio & Lighting, Marco Nuñez, owner of The Arkiteks Music Group, and Paul Lopez, owner of 1220 Media LLC.

“Working with Rio Grande aligns with our goals,” DellaFlora says. “We want to help the home-grown film industry.”

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An athlete at 50-plus? It’s possible, and Joanie Griffin, a busy professional who

took up cycling just more than five years ago, is both nimble and strong in her sixth decade.

Griffin competed in her first triathlon when she was 50, notched nine more in the past three years and will move into her 54th year this December.

She is not only aging with grace but also with pace -- one that tells her to push as hard as she can, doing something she loves.

“I was never much of an athlete,” Griffin says. “I was a gym rat for years – treadmill, weights three times a week. I ski, have done that since I was a kid growing up in New York, but nobody who knew me before I took up cycling would have ever called me an outdoors person.”

That all changed when she met Rob Durham, who later became her boyfriend. He convinced her to start cycling.

“Then I was addicted,” she says. “He’s the reason I got on a bicycle and just sort of went from making it a leisurely hobby to wanting to just go, go, go.”

She competes in both road and mountain riding events, and in August completed the MS150, a benefit for multiple sclerosis; a 155-mile trek; and another 70-miler in Durango, Colo. In May, she completed the Iron Horse, a 50-mile ride from Durango to Silverton, Colo., over two mountain passes. A weekend doesn’t go by that she isn’t on her bike, either entered in a cycling event or just setting off on a ride to see the landscape.

That Griffin would throw herself this dynamically into her outdoor sports hobby is not surprising given her track record for professional ambition. She has owned Griffin & Associates, an integrated communications firm, since 1990. Prior to that, she was marketing director at the Rodey Law Firm and before that the sales manager at Principal Financial Group.

Riding in cycling events and competing in triathlons, she says, helps her stretch her abilities far beyond what even she was used to.

A day doesn’t go buy that she doesn’t run, bike or swim, supplementing those activities with one or more of Pilates, hot yoga and weight lifting.

But amid all the exercises, biking remains her favorite: “I get up at 5:30 a.m. every day to exercise and I’m in my office by 7:45. It’s just how I do it. I don’t let my mind tell me I’m too tired or I don’t want to do it. I just get up and get there and do it.” She believes it also helps her immune system because she is never sick.

Plus, it is a sport people can enjoy well into their golden years, it’s easy on the joints and best of all, “The world slows down on a bike.”

This coming from a self-proclaimed type-A personality, Griffin says there is no better way to enjoy the world than on those two wheels.

“You see things you wouldn’t normally see or that you would miss in a car,” she says. “It’s the one thing I can do where I shut my mind off to almost everything else in my life.”

A 300-mile, five-day bicycle adventure in Tuscany, Italy, was the perfect example of how cycling can change perspective.

“Had we been in a car, I might not have experienced the people, smelled the food, noticed the sidewalk cafes and the beautiful scenery,” she says. “It’s times like those that remind me why I love, love, love cycling.”

She and Durham travel together on cycling vacations. She is planning their next adventure in Spain. They also have seen most of New Mexico from their riding saddles, from the Valles Caldera nature preserve to the Sandia and Manzano mountains, and beyond.

She also is a member of the Women Riding Well cycling club, which has more than 150 members. The club offers support for riders of all abilities – beginners to advanced. Women Riding Well members will recommend and accompany cyclists on 10-mile rides – which is how Griffin started – to the much longer rides for the more seasoned and adventurous.

The club’s website, www.womenridingwell.com, offers pictures and contact information for women interested in cycling.

Griffin says she is glad she found cycling as a way to improve her health and wellness as she ages. Her ambition in her professional life might be good for her career, but it wasn’t going to keep her healthy, she said.

“I’m a business owner, I have people depending on me every day,” she says. “There are a lot of us out there – we have family, friends, co-workers or employees who rely on us, and that means we have to be healthy.”

She says she is more fit today than at any other time in her life, including having good cholesterol, blood pressure, triglycerides, you name it. So, here’s to cycling, Griffin says.

“Everyone should test themselves sometime,” she says. “You just never know what you might fall in love with and stick with for the rest of your life.”

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The newest restaurant at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Albuquerque is called

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By Marian Tanau, Executive Director, New Mexico Philharmonic

The New Mexico Philharmonic is only in its second year, but it has served

the community as if it were an old friend.

Not only is the orchestra introducing young children to classical music, but it is also providing programming so varied that there is something for everyone, regardless of age or musical preference.

The organization’s “No Child Without Music” Educational Platform provides large-scale

concerts for thousands of children, as well as ensemble school visits and concerts that allow some of the youngest elementary school students to get a first-hand glimpse into the magic of the various instruments.

Imagine the face of a second-grader seeing a tuba for the first time. Perhaps initially intimidated by its size, any trepidation is quickly replaced with awe when the child hears how calm and velvety the instrument’s sound can be.

Many of the orchestra’s musicians say that it is the miracle of the discovery on the faces of young children that make their

performances so rewarding. It is often clear that the experience is one they will never forget and that some may even want to play an instrument someday, having had the introduction.

Some of the most enthusiastic audiences during the inaugural season, 2011-2012, were the fourth- and fifth-grade Albuquerque

Public School students discovering such classics as Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf.”

Other students even contributed to performances. The season ended with the grandeur of Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.” Before and after the performance as well as during the intermission there was presented a slide show of artwork inspired by the music and created by students in the Albuquerque schools.

NMPhil’s second season is underway, featuring concerts ranging from pure entertainment to those that are more thought-provoking. The concerts, performed at Popejoy Hall, will feature world-renowned musicians such as violinist Rachel Barton Pine; the highly sought-after pianist Alexander Gavrylyruk; Romanian National Premier pianist Daniel Goiti; and Ilya Kaler, who remains the only violinist to win the International Tchaikovsky, Queen Elisabeth and Paganini Violin competitions. NMPhil will also bring to you grand works such as Mahler’s “Resurrection Symphony” and the “Brahms Requiem,” and celebrate 100 years of Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring.”

In addition, the organization’s El Sistema music program will help at-risk youth in neighborhood schools by involving them in intensive musical practice and teaching them to work together, generally enhancing their lives through daily music workshops.

Finally, starting now through April, the following are some of what you can expect this season:

• NM Philharmonic will be launching a new series titled “Introduction to the Classics” at the KiMo Theater. It is designed to provide and audiences of all ages with a deeper understanding of music.

• A Sunday series at the National Hispanic Cultural Center will provide matinee music lovers with choices of programming, conductors and soloists.

• The Pulse Concert Series will commence with “Changing the World,” an interactive concert performance designed to explore important issues from homelessness of children to global warming. Among the participants will be an Albuquerque gospel choir, a children’s choir, New Mexico filmmakers, video artists and documentaries, complemented with music and composers.

• And the Classical Concert Series, consisting of seven performances, will be held at Popejoy Hall, while the five-concert Pops Series, including “Charlie Chaplain at the Symphony” and “The Music of ABBA,” will present some concerts at Popejoy and some at Kiva Auditorium.

For more information about NM Philharmonic, performances and tickets, visit www.nmphil.org.

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National statistics reveal that only two in 10 cases of adult abuse are actually reported.

To provide the most current information about adult abuse and associated topics that most benefit the New Mexico community, Uniting New Mexicans Against Adult Abuse is holding its 20th annual conference. This year’s theme is “Veinte Anos de Crecer” or “20 Years of Growth.”

The two-day event, which costs $150 per person, is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 25 and 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct 26 at the MCM Elegante Hotel, 2020 Menaul NE. The public is invited, although the conference is designed for social services professionals.

Conference topics are to include hoarding and working with hoarders, human trafficking, and alternatives to guardianship. There will be dozens of breakout sessions.

Keynote speaker will be author and success coach Michelle Baca, while Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry will speak during a luncheon about the city’s Heading Home Homeless Project.

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Understanding your needs and goals provides the oppor-tunity to rational participa-

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Long-term inappropriate food selection, excess caloric intake and inadequate activity frequently produce far fewer acute problems but instead cause a more subtle and far-reaching negative impact on our health. Immediate gratification is more appealing than the promise of a better tomorrow. Obesity is now an epidemic in America and

continues to expand at an alarming rate in spite of extensive national educational efforts to alert the public to the health consequences of excess weight. Being informed is obviously not the answer. Understanding the information and a willingness to participate in reasoned behavioral changes based on information is the only answer. Obesity is now recognized as a major contributor to diabetes, heart disease, strokes, vascular disease, hypertension, kidney disease, erectile dysfunction, degenerative arthritis and probably dementia. Weight reduction clearly will not cure these conditions, but if they can be prevented or at least delayed, then the personal, societal and health care benefits would be enormous.

Treatment of established disease is often felt easier than modifying personal lifestyle and habits that may, over time, lead to disease. Taking medication often requires less personal discipline and effort than changing behavior and modifying detrimental activities known to have negative health consequences. Prevention can have personal, emotional and economic benefits/rewards that are initially less apparent than those frequently

experienced with drug treatment of established disease. Once disease is established, medication may be the only viable approach to management. Where possible, prevention or delay of the onset of disease should always be the first approach to medical management. Supervised weight reduction and/or dietary modification produce few, if any, recognized adverse effects. Medications on the other hand are known to be associated with side effects in addition to their desired therapeutic actions.

Dietary modification and weight reduction do not require special high-priced diet programs, though they may be helpful, but rather an understanding and implementation of basic principles and nutritional concepts. Clearly, certain dietary programs provide information and support for initiating and maintaining lifestyle changes, but the most important ingredient is personal commitment and a willingness to participate in changing harmful behaviors, such as overeating, poor food choices, under-exercising, smoking, abusing drugs (prescription or illicit), over-drinking or participating in risky behaviors. Through knowledge and understanding, we have the power and opportunity to apply information to improve our lives. The potential to improve our lives through understanding factors that negatively impact our lives and seriously compromise our health is well documented. Information with timely implemented choices provides the best opportunity to actively practice prevention and reduce the role of drug treatment in disease management.

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Author of Milagro Beanfield War at KiMo Screening September 19th

On Wednesday evening, September 19th, the KiMo Theatre will celebrate its

85th Anniversary of operations in downtown Albuquerque. The fes-tivities will include the unveiling of historic landmark plaques, a special architectural tour, and the screen-

ing of The Milagro Beanfield War, a film shot in New Mexico and directed by Robert Redford. This popular 1988 movie is based on the book of the same name by John Nichols, who will provide an intro-duction to the film that evening.

The Anniversary Celebration

Program and the screening of the film at 7 p.m. are free to the public.

The historic KiMo Theatre

opened to great fanfare on September 19, 1927 and has remained an architectural and cultural icon throughout its 85 years. The theatre's designation as a City Landmark and Its addition to the National Register of Historic Places are the culmination of a long history that has included vaudeville, film and live entertainment. In decline in the 1970s, the KiMo was purchased

by the City of Albuquerque in 1977. Over the past three decades the focus has been on renovations and restoration to return the Pueblo Deco theater to its former glory, resulting in a state-of-the-art theatre for film and live performance.

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Beanfield War includes Ruben Blades, Sonia Braga, Julia Carmen, Melanie Griffith, John Heard, Christopher Walken and Daniel Stern. Set in the fictional rural New Mexico town of Milagro, the film was shot in the northern community of Truchas, New Mexico. The story, which involves elements of magical realism that involves a blend of the supernatural and whimsical, tells the tale of a man's struggle to grow beans in a time when water rights are in dispute-not unlike today. In 1989 the film received an Oscar® for Best Music, Original Score and a Golden Globe® for Original Score - Motion Picture.

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the "New Mexico trilogy" of stories, The Milagro Beanfield War, The Magic Journey, and The Nirvana Blues, all of which address the issue of water rights with a background of complexity in the relationships involving history and ethnicity.

Nichols, a long-time resident of Taos, will introduce the film and talk about his story, its adaptation to a film script, the making of the film, and his personal experiences working with Robert Redford and members of the cast and crew.

• 5:30 p.m. Unveiling of historic landmark plaques; music provided by Los Primos

• 5:45 p.m. Guided architectural tour of the exterior and interior design of the theatre

• 6:45 p.m. John Nichols introduces the screening of the film The Milagro Beanfield War

• 7:00 p.m. Screening of The Milagro Beanfield War

• 9:00 p.m. Reception with complimentary cake and sparkling cider in the KiMo Gallery

The KiMo Theatre is operated by the Cultural Services Department, City of Albuquerque, Richard J. Berry, Mayor. The Theatre is centrally located at 423 Central Avenue NW (corner of 5th and Central) and there is a large parking facility right behind the Theatre at 5th and Copper. Visit www.KiMoAbq.org or call 311 for up-to-date information on the wide variety of entertainment options offered at this unique venue.

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Mix together th flour and powdered sugar, cut in cold butter until coarse crumbs form. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish and press into bottom to form a crust. Bake at 350 F for about fifteen minutes.

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YOGA SCHOOL @ New Heart….yoga for growing ageless….Yoga Classes with Patsy Gaetano FALL SEMESTER starts Sept 4 Eleven weekly classes including active yoga, core, restorative, deep relaxation-yoga nidra, meditation and supported individual yoga practice. Specialty classes include:YOGA for HEALTHY WEIGHT weekend workshop & 8 week program. Introductory weekend, Sept. 8 and 9, 2:30 – 6 p.m. both days. Vegetarian snacks.YOGA BASICS 101YOGA MENTORSHIP programAll classes are mixed level with adaptations offered and [email protected]

CoMMunIty events

Third MondayWomen's Midlife Education Program - meets the third Monday of each month at the Presbyterian Healthplex, 6301 Forest Hills NE. We have speakers each month on various topics pertaining to health. There is no charge and it is open to all women. Most of the attendees are age 50 - 80. I have been facilitating the group for sixteen years now and it is a tremendous service to the community. If anyone wants more information I can be called at 508-1333.September 17, 2012 - The Skin We Are In - Sara Mills, MD. - How can

we protect our skin in our sunny and dry climate? Which are the better products for anti-aging of the skin? When do we need to be concerned about a change on the surface that might indicate cancer? How often should we consult a dermatologist for a screening?October 15, 2012 - Living Well with Knee Pain - Robert Wilson, MD - It's stiff, it's sore and you can't kneel or get up from the floor. An arthritic knee can make life more difficult than it needs to be. Learn how to manage your osteoarthritis.

First TuesdayMembers of the Community are invited to Participate in an on-going Grief and Loss Support Group at 10 AM or 6 PMat Hospice Compassus Home Office 6000 Uptown Blvd. Ste. 104Refreshments will be provided. Any questions, call Joy at 332-0847

Second ThursdayThe NM Alliance for Retired Americans building a progressive senior movement. AFSCME Council Hall, 1202 Pennsylvania NE 1-3 PM. Call 266.2505.

Fourth ThursdayAdoption Support Group - Operation Identity is a peer led support group for all members of the adoption triad: adult adoptees, birthparents, adoptive parents, grandparents or for anyone with an adoption connection, 7 PM, at Presbyterian Kaseman Hospital, Conference Room B, 8300 Constitution Ave. NE. Call 281.7227.

Looking for VolunteersThe Breast Cancer Resource Center is a nonprofit organization located at 1009 Bradbury SE, Suite 16. Call Deborah Openden, 242.0605 or email [email protected].

September 1-3The New

Mexico Wine Festival at Bernalillo wraps up the summer with the premier wine festival of the southwest from noon-6 PM. Enjoy wine tastings from many New Mexico’s wineries plus live entertainment, food, arts & crafts. A legal age guardian must accompany anyone under the age of 21. Admission: Adult $13, youth $5. Call, Phone: 867.3311, [email protected].

September 8-9VIVA New Mexico Chile Festival will take place, Saturday, 10 AM-9 PM; Sunday, 10 AM-7 PM. Honoring our state's 100th anniversary, the festival will feature chile for sale and sampling, chile contests, live entertainment, arts and crafts, hay rides, cow milking demonstrations, pony rides, face painting, speakers and much more. At Wagner's Farmland Experience, 1420 Desert Willowroad, Los Lunas. Admission: $7, adults; $5, children. Call, 459.0719; visit, vivachilefestival.com.

September 14DOORWAYS INTO WHOLE-BEING AWAKENINGExplore these subtle openings into your soul and archetypal nature.Friday, Sept. 14, 7-9pm at The Source - 1111 Carlisle SE.Sandra Glickman & Deidra Huestis. FREE Intro to week-end.Info - Call Deidra - 505-266-9608

September 21-22Aquarium Overnight at ABQ BioPark, 7 PM-8 AM. Sleep next to the sharks at this family-friendly event. Participants will learn interesting facts about ocean species and their nighttime behavior. Includes games and crafts, Touchpool visit and ocean film fest in the theater. An adult must accompany children under age 18. Pre-registration is required, $30. Call 311.

September 21The American Heart Association is pleased to present the 2012 Heart & Soul Ball on Friday, September 21 at Hotel Albuquerque. This year’s event, led by Chairs Survivor Lonnie Talbert and Robin Brule, will include a sweet ‘healthy cupcakes’ theme, a live auction featuring a Disneyland trip, dancing, and more! And attendees will hear the amazing survivor story of Mackenzie, as

told by her dad Kyle. Mackenzie was diagnosed with a heart defect before she was event born. Local doctors were prepared though, and just four days after her birth, Mackenzie had surgery here in Albuquerque, and today she is doing well! For more information about the Heart & Soul Ball, call 505-353-5818, or visit www.heart.org/albuquerquenmheartball. Sponsorships begin at $1,500 per table of 10, or tickets are $125 each

September 22Toy train show, impressive operating layout. Lionel, American Flyer, HO trains. September 22. 9AM-2PM. $2.00 person-$3.00 family. First Presbyterian Church. 215 Locust St. NE. Albuquerque. 505-899-8881

September 28-October 710th Annual Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. The event is one of New Mexico’s largest film festivals and one of the top GLBT film festivals in the Southwest. Presented by Closet Cinema. Times and admission prices vary. Call, 243.1870; visit, swglff.com.

September 29-30Corrales Harvest Festival, 9 AM-5 PM. The event features, hayrides, Pet Parade, annual Horse Extravaganza, food court, juried Arts & Crafts Fair, Wine Tasting at Rancho de Corrales, live entertainment, pony rides, beer tasting at the Corrales Bistro Brewery, Wagner Farms Corn Maze, Corrales Historical Society’s 15th Annual Mercado Antiguo, Casa San Ysidro activities, Corrida de Corrales 5K and 10K, Corrales Grower’s Market, the Harvest Ball on Saturday, and more. General admission: $5; kids 5-11, $2. Visit, corralesharvestfestival.com.

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September 19ISEA 2012 Salsa Dance Party, 8:30-10 PM. Outpost Performance Space presents a salsa dance party directly following the ISEA-2012 opening ceremonies, featuring Albuquerque’s Salsa band, Son Como. This is part of the ISEA 2012 Conference. Admission: $10. At the Albuquerque Museum of Art & History’s Amphitheater, 2000 Mountain Rd NW. Call, 268.0044 or 243.7255; visit, oupostspace.org. ISEA2012.org


CalendarSingles Over 60

September 16 – 22, 2012

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospitalinvites former HEALTHSOUTH

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September 21st, 2012

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Albuquerque Singles Over Sixty, (SOS), is a social group for singles 59 years of age or older. This is a great place to make new friends and enjoy a variety of fun activi-ties. You can also get some exercise here, from the many fun walks and hikes.

To join this group, visit the SOS website at:

http://www.meetup.com/abqsos/ Once you are a member, you can

sign up for any of the events that you like.

It's Free!! This group is spon-sored by PrimeTime Monthly, for New Mexicans 50+ So there are no fees to join or to attend the events.

Here is the SOS “Calendar of Events” for September 2012:

Every Monday: 8:30 am Walk and Brunch

First Tuesday: 7:00 pm Book Club (cancelled for summer)

Every Wednesday: 5:00 pm So-cial Dancing

Second Wednesday: 1:30 pm Movie & Pie

Fourth Wednesday: 12:00 pm Movie & Pie

Every Thursday: 8:30 am Walk and Brunch

First Thursday: 6:00 pm Pub Trivia (cancelled for summer)

Third Thursday: 5:30 pm Dinner

Every Friday: 7:00 pm Social Dancing

Some Fridays: 9:00 am Hike

Every Saturday: 1:00 pm Lunch & Canasta

First Sunday: 11:30 am BrunchThird Sunday: 12:00 pm Brunch

(events may be added or can-celled at any time)

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September 12New Mexico's Centennial Speaker & Living History series at KiMo Theatre, Laura Gilpin: NM Landscapes & Portraits, performed by Deborah Blanche, 7 PM. Laura Gilpin packed in her large-format cameras on horseback to capture stunning photos of New Mexico’s natural landmarks. Free admission. A Meet & Greet will follow.

September 18The ISEA 2012 Filmmakers Showcase features selected films from the looped screenings shown during the ISEA2012 conference, 7 PM and 9 PM. Films include animation, documentary and experimental methods of addressing the relationships between nature and technology, as well as human interactions with both. This is part of the ISEA 2012 Conference. Admission: $7. At The Guild Cinema, 3405 Central NE.

Call, 255.1848; visit, isea2012.org.September 29New Mexico Philharmonic presents: Beethoven: His Story, featuring Symphony No. 5, introduction to the Classics series -- Program 1, at KiMo Theatre, 6-7:30 PM. Highlights of Beethoven's life, his musical innovations, and his Fifth Symphony. Student Rush tickets available one hour prior to curtain. Tickets, $10-$30, at the KiMo, 768.3522 or 311.

September 30New Mexico Philharmonic presents: Changing the World, New Mexico Musicians, Composers and Filmmakers, at KiMo Theatre, 4 PM. With Clark Suttle, conductor; Jeff Jolly and Daniel Davis, composers; Chris Schueler, producer and narrator; and Children's Choir. Tickets, $10-$30, at the KiMo, 768.3522 or 311.


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We often hear of riding into the sunset or entering the autumn of our lives.

While we must all die eventually, we don’t have to do so unprepared.

I was recently in the hospital, caring for a man in his late 90s. While he was ill and near death, his family didn’t expect him to die. After all, he was a veteran of war and had experienced many near-misses. He had also survived multiple hospitalizations and had always bounced back to health. I was trying to impress upon them that after so many close calls, one’s body eventually can’t respond positively any longer.

We were about to enter into the conversation that most if not all

physicians dread: the talk about advanced directives or how much medical care a patient wants at the end of life. As a hospice physician, I face dying patients routinely. That fact doesn’t make this task any easier, just more familiar. Talking to anyone about the end of their life can be frightening to both the doctor and the patient, but following a few simple guidelines helps accomplish this more effectively.

From the patient or family perspective, plan for enough time to discuss the issue and ask as many questions as necessary to have full comprehension. Be sure the location that has been agreed upon is quiet and appropriate for such matters to be discussed. Set the goals of care out in the open with the healthcare provider. Determine how much care or medical intervention that you or your loved one wants in any given set of circumstances. Be very specific. The parameters you put into place initially can be changed

later but can also be doubt-provoking especially in the heat of the battle or a medical crisis. Think carefully about how you have lived your own life and how you might want to live your final days. Don’t think of this as morbid or creepy. Rather, this can be considered in the same vein as life insurance. You are asked to identify a primary and secondary beneficiary by your agent, so why not choose what medical services are delivered to you by your doctor?

Fear of this discussion is rampant among medical practitioners. In the not-so-distant past, end-of-life care was not part of medical education. Death was considered the enemy and considered a sign of failure. Nothing can be further from the truth. Death is a part of life. We cannot avoid it, only delay it. So how do you get your physician to have this discussion?

You must ask for an appointment early in a disease process to determine which services might be chosen in a variety of

circumstances. Be sure that he or she has allotted enough time, is willing to discuss advanced directives and is able to provide information on life-sustaining measures. Establishing your own goals of care helps all individuals involved participate in the medical delivery of appropriate individualized medical care.

What if there are dissenting opinions? An individual designated to make decisions - a power of attorney for healthcare - should be chosen. This person should make choices that resemble what the patient would choose.

Ask your healthcare provider for an appointment to discuss these issues as soon as you can. It helps ensure that your wishes are carried out in your final days.

Virginia Morris’ book “Talking About Death Won’t Kill” may be helpful if you need further information.

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Enzymes work hard within the body as essential components of the digestive

process. They begin in the mouth, and exist throughout the stomach, pancreas and intestines. Enzymes are acquired from food and manufactured in the body. Supplemental enzymes are derived from plants, animals and occasionally from substances such as fungi. Lactose intolerance is an example of how the absence of the enzyme lactase, causes an inability to digest dairy. Genetics can play a role in why certain enzymes are not present in the digestive system, but research is proving that enzymes also reduce in number with age, diet, medication use and health.

The presence of pro-intestinal-flora is a marker of superior health;

the same goes for enzymes. The more diverse and abundant the collection, the more likely the carrier is a healthy individual.

Enzymes engage a series of chemical processes to unlock and engage the nutritional components, beginning millions of chemical reactions that nourish and protect the health of the individual. If you are considering supplementing with enzymes, try a food journal to determine which foods seem to cause incidences of bloating, gas, indigestion, fogginess, migraine, body aches or other symptoms, and take an enzyme for that particular food type.

It isn’t a bad idea to take a broad-spectrum enzyme to make things easy, but do consider that enzymes aren’t to be taken excessively by the very young and healta

Like using too much lip moisturizer, enzymes can send a message to the various areas of the body where they are produced, that they are less necessary, and slow the production of the body’s own most perfect form

of enzymes. Used wisely, and at appropriate stages of life, enzyme supplementation is a sound choice. Knowing which food type you struggle most with, helps to pinpoint the exact enzyme to supplement.

This list is a legend for the various enzymes you might want to consider: amylase/carbohydrates, protease/proteins, lipase/fats, lactase/lactose(dairy), phytase/plant material, cellulase (non-human)/celluose structures. Enzymes tailored for inflammation are available as well.

Eating organically grown, local foods can increase the amount of naturally occurring enzymes within the food itself. The less food has been radiated, contaminated with pesticides and chemicals, and the fresher it is when it reaches your mouth, the higher the incidence of enzymes present.

Cooking foods at temperatures that are too high can also damage naturally occurring enzymes. Try to get used to the idea of gently steaming foods to just slightly open

the cellular framework in which the nutrition is held, rather than killing the living food that nourishes the living body.

Eat slowly. Take time to eat meals so that the conversions that take place throughout the system, have slow-paced opportunities to engage the food material and digest it. The salivary glands in the mouth provide an enormous bath of enzymatic activity to break down food particles. This prepares the food to enter the esophagus, stomach and intestines. The more the food is chewed and covered in saliva, the more pathogens and toxins are captured, the teeth are protected, and various vitamins are broken down or protected properly.

A great example of this is haptocorrin, which binds Vitamin B12 so that it is protected from the harsh environment of the stomach.

Eat mindfully in every way, supplement when you feel inspired, and let your body receive the highest nutrition possible for optimal health and vibrancy.

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All of life is an adventure, ac-cording to ancient wisdom. But it has to be pursued.

Don Quixote grew restless in his old age, so to banish boredom he dressed up as a medieval knight and went in search of adventures.

As a child, I read books on Southwest history and fell under their spell. After more than half a century, I’m still following historical trails that have led, Quixote-like, to adventures innumerable.

One of the trails that has always interested me is New Mexico folklore. As an academic discipline, the subject has never enjoyed much respect. Since it deals with traditional beliefs, legends, and customs in folk cultures, some

scholars do not consider folklore an authentic academic field.

Others of us believe that such material opens a valuable window to the understanding of history and human behavior. Besides, collecting and studying folklore can be fun and sometimes even adventurous.

I began serious research on New Mexican folkways some 40 years ago. One of the first topics I explored was the belief in the supernatural along the upper Rio Grande. That work resulted in publication of my book “Witchcraft in the Southwest.”

My interview sources ranged from a barber on Albuquerque’s Central Avenue to my wood seller in Santa Fe and even an inmate at the state penitentiary.

Of course, rural folk were most apt to be tellers of tales when it came to witches, monsters, duendes (leprechauns) and other legendary beings.

Long ago, when I was visiting one of the western pueblos, I noticed a small cross tacked over windows and doors of family

residences. At once I suspected what was going on.

An anthropologist there doing field work confirmed it: “Yes,” he told me. “This village is in the middle of a witch scare. The little crosses are protective charms that prevent witches from entering the home.”

Much of my folkloric gathering has come to me in bits and pieces. One of my chief windfalls occurred when I rode horseback across central New Mexico in 1966.

After stopping overnight in two pueblos and trailing through the ghost towns of the Rio Puerco Basin, I had a saddle bag full of notes on folklore.

I stayed several days in an isolated line camp inhabited only by an elderly cowboy who tended the cattle. At night, he related wonderful folk tales in Spanish while I scribbled as fast as I could by oil

lamplight.At a remote village in this same area near Mt. Taylor, Charles F. Lummis collected all kinds of folklore in the 1880s. His body of data on witchcraft was especially rich.

As an adventurer in New Mexico folklore, Lummis and others like him led the way. In my own studies, I have been delighted to follow in their footsteps.

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Now you can save on more than just movies and meals. With this new milestone, you can enjoy the benefits and savings of a Medicare Advantage Plan. With no deductibles, low co-payments and competitive pharmacy benefits, you can get the most out of your Medicare benefits with a plan that fits your health and budget needs. Take a good look at the Lovelace Medicare Plan. We’re confident you’ll find everything you’re looking for within the Lovelace family.

Go to www.lovelacemedicareplan.com or feel free to call Lovelace Medicare Plan now at 800.262.3757 or TTY/TDD 711 from 8am - 8pm, 7 days a week, if you have questions.

At Lovelace, helping people with Medicare live longer, healthier, more active lives is more than a commitment – it’s one of our specialties.

lovelacemedicareplan.com

A Medicare Advantage Organization with a Medicare contract. The benefit information provided herein is a brief summary, not a comprehensive description of benefits. For more information contact the plan. Benefits, formulary, premium and co-payments may change on January 1, 2013.

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