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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: Ricardo Lara, Insurance, Jerry Brown, Politics, Government
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Employer health premiums rose 170% in California in last decade
Premiums for employer health insurance in California jumped 170% over the last decade, more than five times the 32% increase in the state's inflation rate. That escalation in premiums has taken a toll on employers' willingness to offer health benefits,...
Tags: Healthcare Laws, Career and Workplace, Employees, Health and Safety at Work, Employment
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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 new study of California women puts some hard numbers on the cost of delaying treatment – and finds that Latinas, African Americans and...
Tags: Medical Research, University of Utah, Private Health Care, Breast Cancer, Research
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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: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Insurance, Tammy Duckworth, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Afghanistan
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CalPERS picks four new HMO plans for 5-year contracts
The California Public Employees' Retirement System picked four new HMO plans for five-year health insurance contracts starting next year, a blow to incumbent carrier Blue Shield of California. The giant pension fund voted Wednesday to split up Blue...Tags: Health Net Inc., Collective Contract, Healthcare Contract Issues, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Public Employees
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Did the system fail a soldier?
SHERMAN, Texas — Sgt. John Russell designed his new house here so there would be room for everyone: for him and his wife, Mandy, his wife's parents and his own. There was a doggie door for Louie and Queenie — "the little ones," he called...
Tags: U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions, Mental Illness, University of Pennsylvania
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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: Immigration, National Government, Career and Workplace, Illegal Immigrants, Healthcare Policies
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Teen contraception decision: Doctors say science trumps politics
Science trumped politics, but politics may still present problems for teens trying to purchase emergency contraception. “A lot of stuff is going to happen over the next 30 days,” said Dr. Cora Breuner, a pediatric medicine specialist at...
Tags: Birth Control, Disasters and Accidents, Pharmaceuticals, Family Planning, Health Organizations
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California issues annual ratings for health plans, physician groups
Kaiser Permanente was the only HMO to earn a top four-star rating for providing recommended care on California's annual report card, while Cigna and UnitedHealthcare led the way with three-star ratings among PPO plans. The report issued Wednesday on...
Tags: Heart Disease, Insurance, Cigna Corporation, Health and Medical Professionals, Diabetes
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Insurers eager to maintain authority over healthcare premiums
While most of us face uncertainty with the rollout of healthcare reform, some insurance companies in California have been feeling their oats lately. Here's how they're responding to Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones' warnings that their latest rate...
Tags: Prices, Health Net Inc., Lobbying, Elections, Insurance
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Letters: Disability insurance and depression
Re "Disability: the new welfare?," Opinion, April 2 Jonah Goldberg is correct that the increase in Social Security disability beneficiaries deserves scrutiny, but he shows a misunderstanding of how the program works. It is relatively challenging for a...Tags: American Enterprise Institute, Depression, Physical Disabilities, Insurance, Social Security
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Fate of same-sex marriage cases likely to influence public health
Los Angeles TimesAdvocates for and against same-sex marriage will make legal arguments to the Supreme Court this week about whether laws such as the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8 run afoul of the Constitution. Meanwhile, in...Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Medical Research, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, University of California, Los Angeles, Health and Safety at School
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