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Pseudonyms in Michael Jackson, Anna Nicole Smith cases pose challenge for authorities
L.A. NOWBefore her death in 2007, model Anna Nicole Smith is believed to have used at least half a dozen different names to obtain powerful prescription medications. In the case of Michael Jackson, who died June 25 after being administered a...... -
Weekly remarks: GOP sees more taxes, debt in healthcare reform; Obama sees progress at UN
Top of the TicketRep. Johnny Isakson speaks for Republicans and Obama for his Democratic self.... -
Deal reached for new state prison
L.A. NOWState corrections officials and a court-appointed overseer of prison healthcare have agreed to build a new 1,733-bed facility for sick and mentally ill inmates at an estimated cost of $1.1 billion. The deal, announced today, appears to end a long-running.... -
It's official! Obama declares an H1N1 swine flu national emergency. So what?
Top of the TicketFull text of White House declaration of national emergency.... -
In today's pages: Coverage for abortions and the real story of the Berlin Wall
Opinion L.A.Public option, shmublic option. If you really want to get people worked up about healthcare reform, start talking about whether it should cover abortions and illegal immigrants. Today, the editorial board tackles both those issues, saying that abortion... -
Healthcare must be rationed, including mammograms, doctor says
Booster ShotsYet another doctor has come out with a critique of the new breast cancer screening guidelines released last week by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Robert Truog of Harvard Medical...... -
Embarrassed Republican Party opts out of abortion coverage for employees
Top of the TicketSince 1991, the National Republican Committee has offered its employees a health care policy from Cigna that includes coverage for elective abortions. Given the GOP's major push to keep abortion coverage out of President Obama's health care reform bill,... -
In case of serious illness, take one of these to protect your legal rights
Booster ShotsWhen a physician urges you to "get your affairs in order," it is the unspoken part of his or her message--the imminence of disability or death--that is likely to get top billing in your mind. Getting your affairs in order,...... -
Obama's first year: Lofty goals, worrisome pattern
Top of the TicketGuest post by D.C. veteran Doyle McManus analyzes the Democrat's first year with mixed results.... -
Actors yell cut on proposed tax on expensive health insurance plans (updated)
Company TownThe generally cozy relationship between Hollywood's unions and the Obama administration is coming under strain. The source of friction: President Obama's support for a so-called Cadillac tax that is part of the healthcare bill passed by the Senate. The... -
Insurers see banking future
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer*This piece originally ran on A1 on Wednesday, October 22, 2008.* WellPoint Inc., the nation's largest health insurance company, ran into a snag last year while pursuing an important new business initiative. Federal banking regulators insisted on...Tags: Colleges and Universities, State Budgets, Career and Workplace, Health Insurance, Politics
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The battle over bills
*This story originally ran on A1 on Thursday, October 23, 2008*
In late 2007, Centinela Hospital in Inglewood was losing nearly $1 million a month and had piled up $15 million in debt. Among the causes of the crisis: $25 million in overdue bills....Tags: Corporate Officers, Social Issues, University of California, Los Angeles, Insurance, Trials
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