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Pro athletes who shop for workers' comp
In recent years, California has become a favorite venue for workers' compensation claims by athletes with only tenuous ties to the Golden State. Many former pros have won six-figure awards for injuries built up over time even though they've never lived or...
Tags: Justice System, Employment, Social Security, Health Insurance Cost, Employment Opportunities
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Comparing healthcare prices
With increasingly wide-ranging costs for medical procedures, here are some resources to help you find and understand medical prices. • Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Data base shows charges for the 100 most common hospital-based...Tags: Medicare, Health Treatments, Prices, Medical Procedures and Tests, Private Health Care
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The GOP's Latino problem
Abel Maldonado, the Republican iconoclast most recently famous for his brief stint as California's appointed lieutenant governor and his unsuccessful run for Congress last year, is making noises about running for governor in 2014 against Jerry Brown....
Tags: Minority Groups, Republican Party, Bill Clinton, Justice System, Government
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Mortician sentenced in burial plots
When the casket that was supposed to hold the earthly remains of Jim Davis was finally lowered into the ground, the only thing missing was the late Mr. Davis. The coffin had been weighed down to simulate the approximate heft of a corpse. And Jim Davis...Tags: Lawyers, Prisons, FBI, Fraud, Punishment
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Study: Growth in health spending, curbed by recession, to rebound
A new study attributes a slowdown in U.S. healthcare spending to the recent recession and predicts more rapid growth as the economy strengthens. The report issued Monday by the Kaiser Family Foundation seeks to shed light on the reasons behind the...
Tags: Government, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Cost, National Government, Politics
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Lazarus: A roadblock to collecting travel insurance benefits
Barbara Butkus bought an airline ticket in November to fly from Palm Springs to Washington, D.C., a month later for a family reunion. Just to be on the safe side, Butkus, 80, also bought travel insurance while booking her flight through Orbitz, the...
Tags: Allianz AG Holding, Health and Medical Professionals, Trips and Vacations, Heart Attack, Drugs and Medicines
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Zine vows audits of officer-involved lawsuits as L.A. controller
As he campaigns to become the city's next controller, Councilman Dennis Zine said his first job in office would be to audit the Los Angeles Police Department's risk management division to find out why so many officers are involved in lawsuits. The...
Tags: Justice System, Sex Crimes, Los Angeles Police Department, Dennis P. Zine, Laws
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Boston bombing amputees face tough, costly recovery
BOSTON — Tammy Duckworth still remembers the anger she felt when well-wishers offered encouragement after she lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down over Iraq in 2004. "I thought, how the heck is my life ever going to get back to normal?...
Tags: Tammy Duckworth, Veterans Affairs, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Military Equipment, Health Insurance
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Anthem Blue Cross to pay $3.2 million in overdue-claims case
Anthem Blue Cross will pay more than $3.2 million to medical providers under a settlement reached this week with California regulators related to the company's mishandling of overdue bills. The California Department of Managed Health Care said Anthem...
Tags: Healthcare Provider
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Jobless to feel pinch of federal cuts
SACRAMENTO — An estimated 400,000 Californians who have been unemployed for more than six months soon will be feeling the bite of federal spending reductions. As of April 28, they'll be getting a 17.7% cut in their weekly unemployment benefits...
Tags: Employment, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Budget Control Act of 2011, Unemployment Benefits
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West Fertilizer Co. fined $2,300 in 2006 for lack of safety plan
This post has been updated. See note below.The West, Texas, fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday was fined $2,300 in 2006 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for not having a risk management program in place, records show. West Fertilizer Co. settled with the environmental agency in...Tags: Chemical Industry, Explosions, Punishment, Fines, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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West Fertilizer Co. had spotty regulatory history, records show
The West, Texas, fertilizer plant destroyed by a massive explosion has paid nearly $8,000 to at least two regulatory agencies for safety and transportation violations, records show. West Fertilizer Co. paid $5,250 last year to the U.S. Pipeline and...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Explosions, Fines, Punishment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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