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California reveals details of health-law insurance plans
Consumers are getting their first glimpse at what health insurance will look like in California as the state prepares to implement the federal healthcare law. On Wednesday, state officials will spell out the details on policies available next year to...
Tags: Consumers, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Apples, Education, Crime, Law and Justice
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CVS' Medicare drug program causing headaches for enrollees
Deborah Shapiro decided a few months ago to switch her prescription drug coverage from her former employer's plan to Medicare. The Medicare literature made clear that she could save hundreds of dollars on the various drugs she and her husband required....
Tags: Health Insurance, Insurance, Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice, Medicaid
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California lawmaker wants to banish sugary drinks from CalFresh menu
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Letters: Guns and Kiwis don't mix
Re "GOP bill proposes arming teachers," Jan. 31 Following the 9/11 attacks, pilots were allowed to carry guns in the cockpit. Now some California Republicans want teachers to be armed. Who is next? Have we become totally unhinged? In New Zealand, even...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Firearms, New Zealand, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Letters: Why healthcare costs so much
Re "Small surgery, huge markup," Business, Jan. 31 The article hits the nail on the head when it comes to high costs in California's healthcare system. Consumers ultimately pay the price through extravagant out-of-pocket costs and soaring premiums. As...Tags: Healthcare Provider
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Letters: The fallen cardinal
Re "Mahony relieved of duties," Feb. 1 Let me see if I've got this right. On April 6, 2010, Jose Gomez became the coadjutor archbishop of Los Angeles. Until last week, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles did everything it could to prevent...
Tags: Roger M. Mahony, Religion and Belief, Abusive Behavior, Politics, Freedom of the Press
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A better approach to religious employers and contraception
The Obama administration released the final details Friday of the exemption it will provide religious-affiliated employers from the requirement to include free birth control in employees' insurance policies. Not surprisingly, the announcement didn't...
Tags: Employment, Health and Safety at Work, Family Planning, Religion and Belief, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Health insurers highlight excessive out-of-network charges
Some California physicians providing out-of-network medical care bill patients at rates far beyond what Medicare allows, a new report from a health insurance trade group shows. The national survey released Friday by America's Health Insurance Plans is...
Tags: Health Insurance, Insurance, Medicare, Medical Procedures and Tests, Gallbladder Removal
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How Congress could have ducked the fight over contraception
Here's a safe prediction: Between now and Jan. 1, 2014, there will be a barrage of stories about businesses struggling with the changes wrought by the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. There have already been...
Tags: Employment, Apple iPhone, Health and Safety at Work, Family Planning, Business
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McManus: Obama's call to arms
On the eve of Inauguration Day, White House political strategist David Plouffe promised that President Obama's inaugural address would include a call for bipartisan cooperation. "He is going to say that our political system does not require us to...
Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Income, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Personal Weapon Control
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Eric Garcetti invokes Latino-Jewish ancestry in mayor's race
Working a recent breakfast gathering of business owners in Northridge, Los Angeles mayoral contender Eric Garcetti introduced himself in Hindi when a Sikh businessman approached. A few hours later, Garcetti donned a colorful Peruvian headpiece with ear...
Tags: Italy, Religion and Belief, Kevin James, Columbia University, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Degree of L.A.'s fiscal problems splits mayoral candidates
A virtual unknown straining to make his mark in the race for mayor of Los Angeles offered an alarming assessment of the city's finances. "We are actually on the brink of bankruptcy," Emanuel Pleitez, a tech executive and former aide to Mayor Antonio...
Tags: Interior Policy, Bankruptcy, Kevin James, Antonio Villaraigosa, Economy, Business and Finance
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