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    May 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Young people looking for health insurance have new options

    After leaving college at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh last year to move to Los Angeles, 23-year-old Odin Gray debated for several months<strong> </strong>whether to buy a health insurance policy.
    After leaving college at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh last year to move to Los Angeles, 23-year-old Odin Gray debated for several months whether to buy a health insurance policy. An avid bicyclist, he finally decided in December that it was time to...

    Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Insurance, Health Care Reform (2009), Credit and Debt, Healthcare Policies

    2. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. GOP slams fundraising, other efforts to promote Obama health law

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Congressional Republicans have opened a new line of attack on President Obama's healthcare law, charging that the administration has improperly sought help from the healthcare industry and other outside groups to implement the landmark statute.
    WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans have opened a new line of attack on President Obama's healthcare law, charging that the administration has improperly sought help from the healthcare industry and other outside groups to implement the...

    Tags: Consumers, Lawyers, U.S. Senate, Judges, CVS Corp.

    3. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 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: Prices, Insurance, Health Treatments, Medical Procedures and Tests, Medicare

    4. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Poor women who delay breast cancer treatment less likely to survive

    It stands to reason that the longer a woman waits to start breast cancer treatment, the worse her prognosis. A <a href="http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1681805">new study</a> of California women puts some hard numbers on the cost of delaying treatment &ndash; and finds that Latinas, African Americans and poor women were most likely to put their recovery at risk by waiting six weeks or more to have surgery or begin chemotherapy.
    It stands to reason that the longer a woman waits to start breast cancer treatment, the worse her prognosis. A new study of California women puts some hard numbers on the cost of delaying treatment – and finds that Latinas, African Americans and...

    Tags: University of California, Irvine, Health Treatments, Breast Cancer, Medical Research, University of Utah

    5. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Fewer Californians get health insurance at work as premiums rise

    A new report shows that 53% of Californians get their health insurance through work, down from 62% in 2000.
    A new report shows that 53% of Californians get their health insurance through work, down from 62% in 2000. About 17.6 million state residents received employer health benefits in 2011, nearly 1.3 million fewer than a decade earlier. The report issued...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Insurance, Health and Safety at Work, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation

    6. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Remove Medicare's straitjacket

    Now that the budget "sequester" is in effect, Congress is shifting its attention to entitlement reform. There's simply no way to achieve long-term reductions in federal spending without touching the big health programs, particularly Medicare. Although raising the age of Medicare eligibility from 65 to 67 appears off the table, at least for now, the budget plan that Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) is proposing would shift a greater share of the program's growing costs to beneficiaries in the years to come.
    Now that the budget "sequester" is in effect, Congress is shifting its attention to entitlement reform. There's simply no way to achieve long-term reductions in federal spending without touching the big health programs, particularly Medicare. Although...

    Tags: Genentech Inc., Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Cost, Bevacizumab (drug), Amgen Inc.

    7. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. GOP approves Paul Ryan's austere, balanced budget

    WASHINGTON &ndash; The austere House budget drafted by Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) that has come to define the Republican Party was approved Thursday on a strict party-line vote, as the GOP argues that a balanced budget should now be Washington&rsquo;s top goal.
    WASHINGTON – The austere House budget drafted by Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) that has come to define the Republican Party was approved Thursday on a strict party-line vote, as the GOP argues that a balanced budget should now be Washington’s top...

    Tags: Health Insurance Cost, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Medicare, Parties and Movements

    8. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Medicaid has mixed record on improving health for poor, study says

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &mdash; As state leaders debate whether to expand their Medicaid programs next year under President Obama&rsquo;s healthcare law, new research suggests the government insurance plan for the poor has only a mixed record of improving health.
    WASHINGTON — As state leaders debate whether to expand their Medicaid programs next year under President Obama’s healthcare law, new research suggests the government insurance plan for the poor has only a mixed record of improving health....

    Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Mental Health, Health and Safety at School, Science and Technology, Research

    9. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Rebates motivate shoppers to buy produce, whole grains, study says

    In discussions of getting people to eat more produce and whole grains, price often comes up as a barrier. Rand Corp. <a class="runtimeTopic" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22943101" target="_blank">research</a> released Tuesday shows that offering discounts on healthful foods increases the amounts people eat &ndash; and it appears also to reduce how much foods such as cookies and chips they eat too.
    In discussions of getting people to eat more produce and whole grains, price often comes up as a barrier. Rand Corp. research released Tuesday shows that offering discounts on healthful foods increases the amounts people eat – and it appears also to...

    Tags: Prices, Science and Technology, Health Insurance

    10. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Obamacare's other benefit

    If it is done right, the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) may well promise uninsured Americans a lot more than cheap, reliable medical care. It can also open the door to the democratic empowerment of millions of poor people, who are often alienated from much of the nation's civic life, by strengthening the organizations that give them a voice.
    If it is done right, the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) may well promise uninsured Americans a lot more than cheap, reliable medical care. It can also open the door to the democratic empowerment of millions of poor people, who are often...

    Tags: Lawyers, Judges, Labor Legislation, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Career and Workplace

    11. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Letters: Medicare works, so why change?

    Re "GOP revisits Medicare reform," March 3 People get the greatest share of their lifetime medical care after age 65, and Medicare is currently the cheapest solution to that problem. The federal program's overhead is smaller than private insurance,...

    Tags: Insurance, Medicare, Politics, Health Insurance

    12. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. California health insurance exchange nabs $674-million federal grant

    Federal officials awarded California's new health insurance exchange a $674-million grant, providing money for a crucial marketing campaign aimed at reaching millions of uninsured.
    Federal officials awarded California's new health insurance exchange a $674-million grant, providing money for a crucial marketing campaign aimed at reaching millions of uninsured. The two-year grant announced Thursday comes as the five-member board...

    Tags: Marketing, Consumers, Insurance, Medicaid, Health Insurance

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