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Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Feb. 18, 2016, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York
2016-02-18 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Feb. 18, 2016, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York

Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care Meeting
Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016
5:30 pm
Board Room on the Mezzanine
Louisville Free Public Library
301 York St.
downtown Louisville
Everyone welcome!

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Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Feb. 4, 2016, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York
2016-02-04 17:30 - 19:00
Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Feb. 4, 2016, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York

Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care Meeting
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016
5:30 pm
Board Room on the Mezzanine
Louisville Free Public Library
301 York St.
downtown Louisville
Everyone welcome!

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Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Jan. 21, 2016, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York
2016-01-21 17:30 - 19:00
Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Jan. 21, 2016, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York

Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care Meeting
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016
5:30 pm
Board Room on the Mezzanine
Louisville Free Public Library
301 York St.
downtown Louisville
Everyone welcome!

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"The Healthcare Movie," Thur. Jan. 14, 2016, 6:30 PM, Western Library
2016-01-14 18:30 - 19:30
Join us for a free public showing of “The Healthcare Movie.”
Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, the movie features Canadians telling what they think about their single payer health care system.

Western Library
604 South Tenth Street Louisville, Kentucky 40203 | (502) 574-1779

6:30 pm, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016
Followed by Q & A and discussion.
Sponsored by Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care (502) 636-1551
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Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Jan. 7, 2016, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York
2016-01-07 17:30 - 19:00
Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Jan. 7, 2016, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York

Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care Meeting
Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016
5:30 pm
Board Room on the Mezzanine
Louisville Free Public Library
301 York St.
downtown Louisville
Everyone welcome!

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Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Dec. 17, 2015, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York
2015-12-17 17:30 - 19:00
Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Dec. 17, 2015, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York

Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care Meeting
Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015
5:30 pm
Board Room on the Mezzanine
Louisville Free Public Library
301 York St.
downtown Louisville
Everyone welcome!

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"The Healthcare Movie," Thur. Dec. 10, 2015, Southwest Library, 7 PM
2015-12-10 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for a free public showing of “The Healthcare Movie.”
Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, the movie interviews Canadians on what they think about their single payer health care system.
Southwest Regional Library
9725 Dixie Highway, Louisville, Kentucky 40272, (502) 933-0029
7:00 pm, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015
Followed by Q & A and discussion.
Sponsored by Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care (502) 636-1551
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Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Dec. 3, 2015, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York
2015-12-03 17:30 - 19:00
Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Dec. 3, 2015, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York

Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care Meeting
Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015
5:30 pm
Board Room on the Mezzanine
Louisville Free Public Library
301 York St.
downtown Louisville
Everyone welcome!

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Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Nov. 19, 2015, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York
2015-11-19 17:30 - 19:00
Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015
5:30 pm
Board Room on the Mezzanine
Louisville Free Public Library
301 York St.
downtown Louisville
Everyone welcome!
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Healthcare Movie, Thur., Nov. 12, 2015, 7 PM, Shawnee Library
2015-11-12 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for a free public showing of “The Healthcare Movie.”
Shawnee Library
7:00 pm, Thurday, Nov. 12, 2015
Followed by Q & A and discussion.
http://www.lfpl.org/branches/shawnee.htm
3912 West Broadway Louisville, Kentucky 40211 | (502) 574-1722
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Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Nov. 5, 2015, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York
2015-11-05 17:30 - 19:00
Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015
5:30 pm
Board Room on the Mezzanine
Louisville Free Public Library
301 York St.
downtown Louisville
Everyone welcome!
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Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Oct. 15, 2015, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York
2015-10-15 17:30
Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care Meeting
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015
5:30 pm
Board Room on the Mezzanine
Louisville Free Public Library
301 York St.
downtown Louisville
Everyone welcome!
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The Healthcare Movie, Mon. Oct. 5, 2015, 7 pm, St. Matthews Library
2015-10-05 19:00 - 20:30
Free public showing of The Healthcare Movie

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Medical students at University of Louisville to participate in National Day of Action for ‘Medicare for All’ on Thur., Oct. 1, 2015
2015-10-01 17:30 - 20:00
Medical students at University of Louisville to participate in National Day of Action for ‘Medicare for All’ on Oct. 1
Citing the persistence of thousands of preventable deaths each year due to lack of health insurance, students at more than 25 medical schools will hold teach-ins, rallies and candlelight vigils on Oct. 1 (#TenOne) to bring national attention to ‘our failing health care system’ and the need for single-payer health reform.
The public is encouraged to participate.
In Louisville, meet at
5:30 pm at the University of Louisville Medical School Courtyard, 500 S. Preston
6:00 pm March to Jefferson Square Park, 6th and Jefferson for speakers, patient stories and a candlelight vigil

L to R UofL Medical Students Andy Crone, Ben Neltner, Brandi Jones, and Michael Gasser

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 15, 2015
Below is the press release for the event.
Contacts:
Brandi Jones, Students for a National Health Program at University of Louisville School of Medicine,
brandi.jones@louisville.edu, 317-474-1743
Emily Henkels, Students for a National Health Program, e.henkels@pnhp.org
Mark Almberg, Physicians for a National Health Program, (312) 782-6006, cell: (312) 622-0996, mark@pnhp.org

Medical students at University of Louisville to participate in National Day of Action for ‘Medicare for All’ on Oct. 1

Citing the persistence of thousands of preventable deaths each year due to lack of health insurance, students at more than 25 medical schools will hold teach-ins, rallies and candlelight vigils on Oct. 1 (#TenOne) to bring national attention to ‘our failing health care system’ and the need for single-payer health reform

MEDIA ADVISORY
What
Students for a National Health Program (SNaHP) – working in coalition with the American Medical Student Association, WhiteCoats4BlackLives, the Latino Medical Student Association, Universities Allied for Essential Medicine, and Pre-Health Dreamers – will hold teach-ins, rallies, and candlelight vigils to remember the millions of people in our country who remain uninsured, underinsured and underserved by our current health care system. We will also underscore the need for a more fundamental health reform – a nonprofit, publicly financed, single-payer health system. Our SNaHP chapter at University of Louisville will participate in this momentous nationwide day of action on October 1.

Details of the event can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/events/763246980470650/

When
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015
Teach-In Session – 12:00 to 4:00 pm

Rally and Candlelight Vigil 6:00 – 8:00

Who
Students from various schools and social justice groups. The public is welcome to attend all events.

Where
Teach-In Session: Intersections of Chestnut St. near the medical school campus

Rally and vigil: March from 500 S. Preston St. to Jefferson Square Park (6th and Jefferson) via Liberty St.

The press is welcome to attend our rally and candlelight vigil at 6pm EST at Jefferson Square Park.
Why
The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world that does not guarantee universal health care. Unfortunately, the Affordable Care Act is neither universal nor affordable. It will leave 30 million Americans uninsured and tens of millions underinsured, unable to afford needed care. Tens of thousands of people will continue to die every year just because they lack health insurance. Medical problems are the leading cause of bankruptcy in the U.S., and research shows nearly 80 percent of those declaring bankruptcy due to medical debt had insurance at the onset of their illness. Our patients need and deserve better.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Medicare. As medical students, part of our mission is to ensure that everyone who needs care gets it. One way to achieve this goal is by improving the Medicare program and expanding it to cover all Americans.

We urge our fellow students and the public to join us for this #TenOne: Medicare-for-All National Day of Action on Thursday, Oct. 1, to bring national attention to our failing health care system and the need for single-payer health reform.

For more of the thinking behind the #TenOne initiative, including patient stories, please read these posts on SNaHP’s official blog by medical students Vanessa Van Doren and Bryant Shuey.
—

This project was initiated by Students for a National Health Program (SNaHP), the student arm of Physicians for a National Health Program (www.pnhp.org), an organization of more than 19,000 physicians, health professionals, medical and health professional students who advocate for universal, single-payer, improved Medicare for all.

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CANCELLED: NO Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Oct. 1, 2015
2015-10-01 17:30 - 20:00
The Oct. 1, 2015, meeting of Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care has been cancelled so that everyone will be able to attend the Day of Action organized by University of Louisville School of Medicine students who have organized a chapter of Students for a National Health Program SNaHP.
Please join the students at 5:30 pm in the plaza at U of L Medical School, 500 S. Preston, downtown Louisville.
Walk with them on Liberty to Jefferson Square Park (6th and Jefferson) where they will hold a rally and a vigil to remember the lives lost for lack of medical care because they were uninsured or underinsured.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 15, 2015
Below is the press release for the event.
Contacts:
Brandi Jones, Students for a National Health Program at University of Louisville School of Medicine,
brandi.jones@louisville.edu, 317-474-1743
Emily Henkels, Students for a National Health Program, e.henkels@pnhp.org
Mark Almberg, Physicians for a National Health Program, (312) 782-6006, cell: (312) 622-0996, mark@pnhp.org

Medical students at University of Louisville to participate in National Day of Action for ‘Medicare for All’ on Oct. 1

Citing the persistence of thousands of preventable deaths each year due to lack of health insurance, students at more than 25 medical schools will hold teach-ins, rallies and candlelight vigils on Oct. 1 (#TenOne) to bring national attention to ‘our failing health care system’ and the need for single-payer health reform

MEDIA ADVISORY
What
Students for a National Health Program (SNaHP) – working in coalition with the American Medical Student Association, WhiteCoats4BlackLives, the Latino Medical Student Association, Universities Allied for Essential Medicine, and Pre-Health Dreamers – will hold teach-ins, rallies, and candlelight vigils to remember the millions of people in our country who remain uninsured, underinsured and underserved by our current health care system. We will also underscore the need for a more fundamental health reform – a nonprofit, publicly financed, single-payer health system. Our SNaHP chapter at University of Louisville will participate in this momentous nationwide day of action on October 1.

Details of the event can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/events/763246980470650/

When
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015
Teach-In Session – 12:00 to 4:00 pm

Rally and Candlelight Vigil 6:00 – 8:00

Who
Students from various schools and social justice groups. The public is welcome to attend all events.

Where
Teach-In Session: Intersections of Chestnut St. near the medical school campus

Rally and vigil: March from 500 S. Preston St. to Jefferson Square Park (6th and Jefferson) via Liberty St.

The press is welcome to attend our rally and candlelight vigil at 6pm EST at Jefferson Square Park.
Why
The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world that does not guarantee universal health care. Unfortunately, the Affordable Care Act is neither universal nor affordable. It will leave 30 million Americans uninsured and tens of millions underinsured, unable to afford needed care. Tens of thousands of people will continue to die every year just because they lack health insurance. Medical problems are the leading cause of bankruptcy in the U.S., and research shows nearly 80 percent of those declaring bankruptcy due to medical debt had insurance at the onset of their illness. Our patients need and deserve better.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Medicare. As medical students, part of our mission is to ensure that everyone who needs care gets it. One way to achieve this goal is by improving the Medicare program and expanding it to cover all Americans.

We urge our fellow students and the public to join us for this #TenOne: Medicare-for-All National Day of Action on Thursday, Oct. 1, to bring national attention to our failing health care system and the need for single-payer health reform.

For more of the thinking behind the #TenOne initiative, including patient stories, please read these posts on SNaHP’s official blog by medical students Vanessa Van Doren and Bryant Shuey.
—

This project was initiated by Students for a National Health Program (SNaHP), the student arm of Physicians for a National Health Program (www.pnhp.org), an organization of more than 19,000 physicians, health professionals, medical and health professional students who advocate for universal, single-payer, improved Medicare for all.

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Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Sep. 17, 2015, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York
2015-09-17 17:30 - 19:00
Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care Meeting
Thursday, Sep. 17, 2015
5:30 pm
Board Room on the Mezzanine
Louisville Free Public Library
301 York St.
downtown Louisville
Everyone welcome!
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The Healthcare Movie, Thurs. Sep. 10, 2015, 6:30 pm, Portland Library
2015-09-10 18:30 - 19:45
Free public showing of The Healthcare Movie

The Healthcare Movie
Thursday, September 10, 2015
6:30 PM
Portland Library
3305 Northwestern Parkway Louisville, Kentucky 40212 | (502) 574-1744

Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, this documentary interviews Canadians and Americans about health care in their countries and examines Canada’s single payer system from the point of view of the patients who use it.
Followed by discussion and Q&A

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Single Payer Mtg., Thur. Sep. 3, 2015, Library, 301 York
2015-09-03 17:30 - 19:00
Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care Meeting
Thursday, Sep. 3, 2015
5:30 pm
Board Room on the Mezzanine
Louisville Free Public Library
301 York St.
downtown Louisville
Everyone welcome!
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Single Payer Mtg. Thur. Aug. 20, 2015, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York
2015-08-20 17:30 - 19:00 | Louisville Free Public Library, 301 York St., Louisville, KY
Join us. Everyone welcome.
Board Room on the Mezzanine
Louisville Free Public Library
301 York St.
5:30 pm
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The Healthcare Movie, Wed. Aug. 19, 2015, 7 pm, Okolona Library
2015-08-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Okolona Library, 7709 Preston Highway, Louisville, KY
Free public showing of The Healthcare Movie
Posted on June 3, 2015 by Kay Tillow

The Healthcare Movie
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
7:00 PM
Okolona Library
7709 Preston Highway, Louisville, Kentucky 40219 | (502) 964-3515

Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, this documentary interviews Canadians and Americans about health care in their countries and examines Canada’s single payer system from the point of view of the patients who use it.
Followed by discussion and Q&A

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Single Payer Mtg. Thur. Aug. 6, 2015, 5:30 pm, Library, 301 York St.
2015-08-06 17:30 - 19:00 | Louisville Free Public Library, 301 York St., Louisville, KY
Everyone welcome! Join us to organize for national single payer health care.
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Celebration: Medicare's 50th Anniversary, Thur., July 30, 6:30 pm, Downtown Library
2015-07-30 18:30 - 20:30
Join us to celebrate the 50th Birthday of Medicare.
Centennial Room, Louisville Free Public Library, 301 York St., Louisville, KY
Here are a few good things the public may not know about Medicare.
In addition to bringing health care coverage to seniors and later to the disabled and those in kidney failure, Medicare desegregated our hospitals, reduced infant mortality, and funded physician residency programs.

Medicare As A Catalyst For Reducing Health Disparities

June Eichner and Bruce C. Vladeck

http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/24/2/365

As the nation’s largest purchaser and regulator of health care, Medicare is positioned to be a leader in reducing racial and ethnic health disparities. Its leverage was demonstrated in 1966—the year of Medicare’s inception—when hospitals desegregated as a condition for receiving Medicare reimbursement. Since then, Medicare has contributed to dramatic improvement in the health of the elderly and disabled minority population, although disparities between minority and white beneficiaries remain….

The Civil Rights Act of 1964, Hospital Desegregation and Black Infant Mortality in Mississippi
Douglas V. Almond, Kenneth Y. Chay, and Michael Greenstone
March 2008

http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/paper/chay.pdf
The gains in black access to hospitals coincide with a striking reduction in black post-neonatal death for causes considered preventable with timely hospital care. The location and timing of the racial convergence across Mississippi’s counties correspond with when their hospitals received certification for reimbursement from the Medicare program, which required compliance with Title VI. We calculate that this came at a small increase in costs to Mississippi’s hospitals and conclude that the financial incentives of Medicare were crucial to achieving hospital desegregation.

Medicare’s role in funding residency programs in teaching hospitals

See article by Suzanne Sataline and Shirley S. Wan, Wall Street Journal-Health, April 12, 2010 http://tinyurl.com/2w8kzke
“There are about 110,000 resident positions in the U.S., according to the AAMC. Teaching hospitals rely heavily on Medicare funding to pay for these slots. In 1997, Congress imposed a cap on funding for medical residencies, which hospitals say has increasingly hurt their ability to expand the number of positions.
Medicare pays $9.1 billion a year to teaching hospitals, which goes toward resident salaries and direct teaching costs, as well as the higher operating costs associated with teaching hospitals, which tend to see the sickest and most costly patients.
Doctors’ groups and medical schools had hoped that the new health-care law, passed in March, would increase the number of funded residency slots, but such a provision didn’t make it into the final bill.”
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Single Payer Mtg., Thur, July 16, 2015, 5:30 pm, downtown library
2015-07-16 17:30 - 19:00 | KSPH Meeting, Board Rm on the Mezzanine, Louisville Free Public Library, 301 York St, Louisville, KY, United States
Join us. Everyone Welcome!

Thur. July 16, 2015
Board Rm. on the Mezzanine
Louisville Free Public Library
301 York St.

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The Healthcare Movie, Thur. July 9, 2015, 7 pm, Newburg Library
2015-07-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Newburg Library, 4800 Exeter Avenue, Louisville, KY, 40218
Free public showing of “The Healthcare Movie”

Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, this documentary interviews Canadians and Americans about health care in their countries and examines Canada’s single payer system from the point of view of the patients who use it.
Followed by discussion and Q&A
Thursday, July 9, 2015
7:00 pm
Newburg Library
4800 Exeter Avenue Louisville, Kentucky 40218 | (502) 479-6160
http://www.lfpl.org/branches/newburg.htm

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Single Payer Mtg., Thur, July 2, 2015, 5:30 pm, downtown library
2015-07-02 17:30 - 19:00 | KSPH Meeting, Board Rm on the Mezzanine, Louisville Free Public Library, 301 York St, Louisville, KY, United States
Join us. Everyone Welcome!
Thur. July 2, 2015
Board Rm. on the Mezzanine
Louisville Free Public Library
301 York St.

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Thur. June 18, 2015, 5:30 PM, Single Payer Mtg. Downtown Library
2015-06-18 17:30 - 19:00 | KSPH Meeting, Board Rm on the Mezzanine, Louisville Free Public Library, 301 York St, Louisville, KY, United States
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Wed. June 10, 2015, 7:00 pm, The Healthcare Movie, Jeffersontown Library
2015-06-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Unnamed Venue, Louisville
Free Public Showing of “The Healthcare Movie”
Jeffersontown Library
10635 Watterson Trail, Louisville, Kentucky 40299 | (502) 267-5713
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Thur. June 4, 2015, 5:30 pm, Single Payer Mtg. Downtown Library
2015-06-04 17:30 - 19:00 | KSPH Meeting, Board Rm on the Mezzanine, Louisville Free Public Library, 301 York St, Louisville, KY, United States

Single Payer Mtg. Thur. May 21, 2015, 5:30 pm, Library
2015-05-21 17:30 - 19:00 | KSPH Meeting, Board Rm on the Mezzanine, Louisville Free Public Library, 301 York St, Louisville, KY, United States
Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care
Regular meeting.
Thur. May 21, 2015, 5:30 pm
Board Rm. on the Mezzanine
Louisville Free Public Library
Downtown Louisville
Everyone welcome.
We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month.
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Wed. May 13, 2015, Healthcare Movie, 7pm, Highlands-Shelby Park Library
2015-05-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Free Public Showing of “The Healthcare Movie”, Highlands Shelby Park Library, 1250 Bardstown Rd., Mid City Mall, Louisville, KY, United States
Free public showing of The Healthcare Movie.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 7:00 PM,
Highlands-Shelby Park Library, 1250 Bardstown Road, Suite 4, Louisville, Kentucky 40204 | (502) 574-1672, located in the Mid-City Mall.

Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, this documentary interviews Canadians and Americans about health care in their countries and examines Canada’s single payer system from the point of view of the patients who use it.
Followed by discussion and Q&A
Everyone welcome!
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