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L.A. jury sides with doctor in Anthem Blue Cross case
In a rare case, a Los Angeles jury awarded $3.8 million in compensatory damages to a Porter Ranch doctor who contended insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross retaliated against him for being a strong patient advocate. The jury ruled late Monday in favor of...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Trials
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Mayor of West, Texas: The face of a ravaged town
WEST, Texas — The two-tone brown Ford F-150 careens into the downtown parking space and out jumps Tommy Muska, a mayor on the move. Wearing a baseball cap, green long-sleeved shirt and bluejeans, his face ruddy from a life under the central Texas...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Local Government, Photography and Video, Barack Obama, Sports
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3 million Californians could receive health insurance subsidies
Some Republicans still cling to the hope that they'll be able to repeal Obamacare someday, but a report released Wednesday by Families USA shows why it may be even harder for them to do so after Jan. 1. The report estimates that nearly 3 million...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Employment, Poverty
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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: Hillary Clinton, Voting, Justice System, Bill Clinton, Government
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Blue Shield quick to demand action from policyholder over its mistake
Health insurers don't exactly enjoy a reputation for timely payouts when people submit claims. They've been known to make policyholders jump through all sorts of hoops before coming across with a little cash. But when you owe them money, that's...
Tags: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics
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WellPoint posts 3% profit gain and raises full-year outlook
Insurance giant WellPoint Inc. reported a 3% increase in first-quarter profit and raised its full-year outlook as the company prepares for major changes under the federal healthcare overhaul. WellPoint, which runs Anthem Blue Cross in California and...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Citigroup Incorporated, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Earnings Forecasts, Amerigroup Corp.
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Pro sports leagues win legislative round on workers' comp
SACRAMENTO — A full-court press by professional sports leagues to limit the ability of out-of-state players to file for workers' compensation benefits in California scored big in a crucial first vote by state lawmakers. A bill, backed by the...
Tags: Kristin Olsen, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Social Security, Golden State Warriors
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Gov. Brown donors rally against his healthcare cuts
SACRAMENTO -- In the healthcare world, there’s not a whole lot that insurers, doctors and union workers all agree on. But a new coalition of powerful Capitol players from all three groups is hoping to reverse recent budget cuts, pushed by Gov. Jerry...
Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Jerry Brown, Health Insurance, Ricardo Lara
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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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Phony funeral lands ex-mortician in prison
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....Tags: Crimes, Prisons, Fraud, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Mortician's lies exposed as she gets 18 months in burial scams
Jean Crump made up fabulous fictional deaths. She wasn’t a best-selling author or a fabled storyteller, but a mastermind of an elaborate life insurance scam, federal prosecutors say. For the fictional "Jim Davis," Crump created a bogus death...Tags: Prisons, Fraud, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trials
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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: Crimes, Prisons, Fraud, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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