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    Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. What changes now that doctors have declared obesity a 'disease'?

    Does it really matter if the medical establishment calls obesity a “disease” instead of a chronic health condition or a disorder?
    Does it really matter if the medical establishment calls obesity a “disease” instead of a chronic health condition or a disorder? It’s a question doctors and public health experts are considering in the wake of Tuesday’s vote...

    Tags: Health Organizations, American Medical Association, Heart Disease, Weight, Diseases and Illnesses

    2. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Aetna to exit a key market in California

    Facing tougher price competition from a state-run marketplace, Aetna Inc. said it would exit California's individual health insurance market by year-end and leave nearly 50,000 customers searching for new coverage.
    Facing tougher price competition from a state-run marketplace, Aetna Inc. said it would exit California's individual health insurance market by year-end and leave nearly 50,000 customers searching for new coverage. Aetna, the nation's third-largest...

    Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Consumers, Corporate Performance, Health Insurance

    3. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Blue Shield may take L.A. contract from Anthem Blue Cross

    Blue Shield of California, already facing a Los Angeles ethics complaint over potential conflicts of interest, is poised to take a lucrative health insurance contract for city workers away from rival Anthem Blue Cross.
    Blue Shield of California, already facing a Los Angeles ethics complaint over potential conflicts of interest, is poised to take a lucrative health insurance contract for city workers away from rival Anthem Blue Cross. The proposed three-year deal is...

    Tags: Values, Health Insurance, Religion and Belief, Lobbying, Government

    4. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Farm bill would cut aid to poor, add subsidies for farmers

    I realize that members of Congress have to suspend their sense of irony just to get through the day, but I'm still having trouble understanding how the House could consider cutting food stamps in the name of personal responsibility while creating new subsidy programs to preserve farmers' incomes near their historic highs.
    I realize that members of Congress have to suspend their sense of irony just to get through the day, but I'm still having trouble understanding how the House could consider cutting food stamps in the name of personal responsibility while creating new...

    Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Politics

    5. Jun 18, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  5. Life insurers finally do the right thing on unclaimed death benefits

    Desiree Tibbets' mother died in 1995. Her father passed away four years later.
    Desiree Tibbets' mother died in 1995. Her father passed away four years later. Yet Tibbets, 39, never knew — and was never informed by her parents' life insurer, Prudential — that she was the sole beneficiary for their policies. "This is...

    Tags: John Chiang, MetLife Incorporated, American International Group

    6. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Aetna will exit California's individual health insurance market

    Aetna Inc. said it would stop selling individual health insurance policies in California next month, and nearly 50,000 existing policyholders will have to find new coverage by January.
    Aetna Inc. said it would stop selling individual health insurance policies in California next month, and nearly 50,000 existing policyholders will have to find new coverage by January. The company's announcement Monday comes a month after it opted not...

    Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Consumers, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

    7. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Aetna's departure won't doom California's individual insurance market

    The closer we get to full implementation of the 2010 healthcare law, the more visible its effects become. The latest example is Aetna's <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-aetna-california-health-insurance-20130618,0,3414612.story">decision</a> to drop out of the market for individual health insurance policies in California, which will force almost <a href="http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0100-consumers/0020-health-related/upload/AB1083INDIVIDUAL.pdf">70,000</a> people in the state to find a new insurer.
    The closer we get to full implementation of the 2010 healthcare law, the more visible its effects become. The latest example is Aetna's decision to drop out of the market for individual health insurance policies in California, which will force almost 70,...

    Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Judges, Justice System, Barack Obama, Health Insurance

    8. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Car leasing hits record levels

    Once used mostly to move luxury cars, leasing has reached record levels, helped by easing credit restrictions and a move downmarket.
    Once used mostly to move luxury cars, leasing has reached record levels, helped by easing credit restrictions and a move downmarket. Leases on Jaguars and BMWs remain plentiful, but the most-leased cars in America are now the Honda Civic, Toyota Camry,...

    Tags: Consumers, Automotive Equipment, Money and Monetary Policy, Mercedes-Benz, Wage Contract Issues

    9. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Bryan Stow sent home after insurance company stops coverage

    San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow, who suffered brain damage when he was assaulted at Dodger Stadium two years ago, was recently sent home from a Bakersfield rehabilitation center because his insurance company stopped covering his 24-hour care, <a href="http://support4bryanstow.com/">his family said this week</a> on its website.
    San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow, who suffered brain damage when he was assaulted at Dodger Stadium two years ago, was recently sent home from a Bakersfield rehabilitation center because his insurance company stopped covering his 24-hour care, his...

    Tags: Dodger Stadium

    10. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Board has a duty to protect owners from disruptive tenant

    <strong>Question:</strong> I am very concerned about who's really running my gated community's association. A tenant next door suffers from severe problems. For the last year, three nights a week, he is either throwing furniture around, banging on the walls and screaming, or on his adjoining balcony endlessly talking to himself, then starts banging on patio furniture sometimes more than eight hours a day. He constantly threatens to kill himself and others. At night he brings home street people who scare the neighbors.
    Question: I am very concerned about who's really running my gated community's association. A tenant next door suffers from severe problems. For the last year, three nights a week, he is either throwing furniture around, banging on the walls and screaming,...

    Tags: Laws, U.S. Postal Service, Crime, Law and Justice

    11. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. O.C. lawyer convicted of embezzling funds from his clients

    A former attorney in Orange County has been convicted and sentenced for embezzling more than $200,000 in insurance claims and for defrauding his clients, prosecutors said Friday. Tuan Thanh Tran, 44, of Irvine, pleaded guilty Thursday to 10 felony...

    Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Embezzlement, Punishment, Prosecution

    12. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Regulator wants to bar Anthem from small-business health exchange

    California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones wants industry giant Anthem Blue Cross barred from the state's new health exchange for small businesses because he says the company imposes excessive rate hikes.
    California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones wants industry giant Anthem Blue Cross barred from the state's new health exchange for small businesses because he says the company imposes excessive rate hikes. Jones said the state's largest for-profit...

    Tags: Employees, Healthcare Laws, Small Businesses, Crime, Law and Justice, Employment

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