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Many private interests were Brown's fellow travelers in China
SACRAMENTO — As Gov. Jerry Brown returned this week from his trade mission to China, his decision to have his travel and that of 10 staffers paid for by special interests was raising eyebrows. The dozens of delegates who joined Brown on the tour...
Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, HSBC Holdings plc, China Earthquake (2010), Bank of America Corp.
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Two more men died from meningitis last year, group says
Two more men died from bacterial meningitis late last year, according to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. The organization said Tuesday that a 30-year-old Los Angeles man and a 30-year-old San Diego student both died in December from the disease....
Tags: AIDS, Diseases and Illnesses, Common Cold, Meningitis
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Immigration proposal could affect California health safety net
Making immigrants ineligible for public health benefits -- at least initially -- under proposed immigration law changes would push the costs of healthcare from the federal government to states and counties, said Sonal Ambegaokar, a health policy...
Tags: Government, Politics, Immigration, Labor Legislation, Health Insurance Cost
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CalPERS panel recommends 3 new HMO plans alongside Blue Shield
A key committee of the California Public Employees' Retirement System backed its staff's recommendation to break up Blue Shield of California's statewide HMO contract. The agency's pension and health benefits committee voted Tuesday in favor of awarding...
Tags: Government, Employees, Politics, Healthcare Contract Issues, California Public Employees' Retirement System
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The numbers behind the decline in workplace benefits
American employers are asking more from workers as they try to cut costs and become more productive to compete in a globalized world, as described in a Los Angeles Times Sunday story. But they’re also giving them much less. Everything from the...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Pension and Welfare, Health Insurance Cost, Business
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Closure of three Southland hospitals may be part of a trend
Hospital owner Pacific Health Corp. said it will close its three remaining Southern California hospitals, citing the fallout from a federal fraud case last year in which the company admitted paying to recruit homeless people off skid row in Los Angeles...
Tags: Symptoms, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Hospitals and Clinics, Medicaid
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State hires consumer group to help it review healthcare rates
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones lashed out Tuesday at another double-digit rate hike for thousands of small businesses getting their health insurance from industry giant Anthem Blue Cross. But this time Jones got some help from a surprising...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Business, Collective Contract, Health Insurance
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Insurers see way to dodge federal healthcare law next year
A new fight is brewing over health insurance companies letting millions of Americans renew their current coverage for another year — and thereby avoid changes under the federal healthcare law. That may offer a short-term benefit for certain...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Georgetown, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance, Healthcare Laws
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Doctors, non-physicians battle over medical turf
SACRAMENTO -- A series of bills to expand the roles of nurse practitioners and other healthcare professionals has set off a turf war with doctors over what non-physicians can and can’t do in medical practices. Citing a doctor shortage in...
Tags: High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Drugs and Medicines, General Practitioners, Medical Procedures and Tests
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GOP's effort to roll back healthcare reforms is bad policy
Bernie Morse, 65, of Century City retired last year from the aerospace industry and joined the ranks of Medicare beneficiaries. The nearly $8,000 he used to spend annually on drugs for a liver condition now will be cut almost in half. Were a private...
Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Republican Party, Health Insurance
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Illegal immigrants should have health coverage, foundation says
L.A. NOWThe California Endowment is launching a campaign to extend medical coverage to all uninsured state residents, including undocumented immigrants. An estimated 3 million to 4 million Californians, or about 10% of the state’s population, could remain... -
Survey: Kaiser tops in customer satisfaction for health insurance
For the sixth consecutive year, Kaiser Permanente ranked highest in customer satisfaction for health insurance among California policyholders, according to ratings firm J.D. Power and Associates. Anthem Blue Cross, the state's largest for-profit...
Tags: Health Net Inc., Insurance, Healthcare Provider, Cigna Corporation, Health Insurance
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