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‘Medicare for all’ sounds good, but Democrats need to spell out exactly what they mean

Feb 8, 2019

Republicans seem to think blindly attacking Kamala Harris on single payer is a good idea

Jan 29, 2019

A bill would end a $5 co-pay that has some California inmates choosing between buying soap or seeing a doctor

Jan 29, 2019

Doctors call California’s probe of opioid deaths a ‘witch hunt’

Jan 28, 2019

LAUSD teachers’ strike could disrupt a delicate life balance for some families

Jan 9, 2019

Employees protest outside 2 hospitals; union members authorize potential strike at St. Joe’s

Dec 21, 2018

Employees protest outside 2 hospitals; union members authorize potential strike at St. Joe’s

Dec 21, 2018

More than 20 women accused a prominent Pasadena obstetrician of mistreating them. He denied claims and was able to continue practicing

Dec 9, 2018

Young cop, doctor, pharmacy resident and gunman die in Chicago hospital shooting

Nov 20, 2018

Orthopedic nurse continues to inspire others after 50 years

Nov 2, 2018

Here’s why a health network charged $48,000 for one woman's allergy test

Nov 1, 2018

More than $100 million spent on battle over dialysis industry profits in California

Oct 29, 2018

Paging Dr. Facebook: How the social network could help doctors screen patients for depression

Oct 15, 2018

3 women sue Huntington Hospital, accusing gynecologist of sexual misconduct

Oct 10, 2018

Patient advocates decry Trump administration move to restrict immigrants' access to healthcare

Oct 10, 2018

High-deductible health plans fall from grace in employer-provided coverage

Oct 3, 2018

Prominent gynecologist at Huntington Hospital again accused of sexual misconduct by medical board

Oct 1, 2018

Proposition 8 isn't about dialysis care, it's about punishing non-unionized clinics. Vote no

Sep 26, 2018

Despite red flags at some California surgery centers, watchdogs issued gold seals

Sep 20, 2018

How a stem cell clinic lured patients with unsupported claims of treatment 'success'

Sep 14, 2018

Obamacare returns to court in a new test for the 2010 law and millions who rely on it

Sep 4, 2018

How to avoid the costly Medicare mistake that too many people make

Sep 2, 2018

Last heart transplant doctor leaves Oregon hospital

Aug 30, 2018

NYU's decision to make medical school tuition-free sparks multimillion-dollar debate

Aug 24, 2018

A Koch-funded think tank tries hard to pretend that it didn't find savings from Bernie Sanders' Medicare plan

Aug 22, 2018

Trump team proposes curtailing an Affordable Care Act feature aimed at improving Medicare

Aug 10, 2018

Sorry about your Stage 3 cancer. Here's a bill for $21,000 in charges you thought were covered

Aug 7, 2018

Dialysis firms' profits are obscene. What will happen if California tries to cap them?

Jul 20, 2018

Chinatown's only hospital will reopen as an outpatient clinic

Jul 6, 2018

When an Indian hospital was running out of oxygen, these doctors tried to help. So why were they sent to jail?

Jun 29, 2018

Is that normal? What to expect during a visit to the gynecologist

Jun 25, 2018

The insanity of covering a $50,000 knee operation but not a relatively cheap injection

Apr 20, 2018

A nursing shortage doesn't mean society has lost compassion. It means we don't pay nurses enough

Does California want a major healthcare shortage? Because adopting price controls would cause one

An ambitious California bill would put the state in charge of controlling prices in the commercial healthcare market

Apr 9, 2018

California sues Sutter Health, alleging the hospital system unfairly inflated costs for patients

Mar 30, 2018

Needed: A law that removes all the gibberish from impossible-to-understand medical bills

Mar 27, 2018

Why Americans spend too much on healthcare: tests, end-of-life care, and more tests

The other opioid crisis: hospitals are running short of powerful painkillers

Mar 16, 2018

Villaraigosa is right, single-payer healthcare in California is a political pipe dream

Mar 12, 2018

1-800-GET-THIN: Regulators and insurers twiddled thumbs as a $250-million medical fraud allegedly unfolded

Feb 28, 2018

Finally, a universal healthcare proposal that would work for everyone

Feb 27, 2018

Glendale Memorial announces hospital room overhaul, receives record donation

Feb 23, 2018

Doctor at County-USC hospital says she was sexually assaulted by a fellow physician, prompting sheriff's inquiry

Feb 23, 2018

The U.S. healthcare system needs more skills for paying bills, study shows

Feb 20, 2018

500-pound man's doctor says he'll die without surgery. His insurer shrugs it off

Feb 16, 2018

What the Aetna scandal tells us about our healthcare system: It's a money pit

Feb 14, 2018

California confronts the complexities of creating a single-payer healthcare system

Feb 9, 2018

Anthem expands its policy of punishing patients for 'inappropriate' ER visits

Jan 24, 2018

The Trump administration just found another way to deny women their right to an abortion

Jan 19, 2018

Republican tax bill fuels anxiety across the nation's healthcare system

Dec 18, 2017

After 157 years in Chinatown, Los Angeles’ oldest hospital shuts its doors

Dec 18, 2017

Obamacare is helping patients get to the doctor and pay their medical bills, new report finds

Dec 13, 2017

CVS and Aetna say their massive merger is needed to keep prices down. That remains to be seen

Dec 11, 2017

Paul Ryan makes it official: Republicans are coming after Medicare next

Dec 8, 2017

UnitedHealth is buying hundreds of clinics in $5-billion deal as insurers push into patient care

Dec 6, 2017

Medical plans dangle gift cards and cash to get patients to take healthy steps

Dec 5, 2017

Whistleblower says Medicaid managed-care firm improperly denied care to thousands of Californians

Nov 30, 2017

Having problems with your hospital care? Speak up!

Nov 20, 2017

The FDA closes a huge loophole used by bogus stem-cell clinics, but delays serious enforcement for 3 years

Nov 17, 2017

USC had many warnings about medical school dean's behavior but took little action

Nov 14, 2017

Insurers make billions off Medicaid in California during Obamacare expansion

Nov 5, 2017

California doesn't have enough doctors, and this bad law isn't helping

Oct 10, 2017

Amid power outages, hospitals pushed to their limits in Puerto Rico

Sep 26, 2017

Why $32 trillion over 10 years for single payer would be better than our current healthcare system

Obamacare 101: What would the Graham-Cassidy repeal bill do?

Sep 19, 2017

With a deadline approaching, Republicans' last push to roll back Obamacare gains strength

Sep 18, 2017

Making sense of Covered California and Medicare during open enrollment

Sep 13, 2017

Having helped save Obamacare — maybe — Bernie now wants to kill it

Sep 13, 2017

Patients pay the price when hospital giants buy up independent doctor practices

Sep 8, 2017

Medi-Cal programs to the state: Can we stop printing and mailing directories the size of phone books?

Sep 4, 2017

FDA launches a crackdown on questionable stem cell clinics--but will it follow through?

Aug 31, 2017

The debate over single-payer healthcare in California isn't going away. Here's why

Aug 27, 2017

There's an unforeseen benefit to California's physician-assisted death law

Aug 21, 2017

There's an unforeseen benefit to California's physician-assisted death law

Aug 21, 2017

FDA investigating deaths of patients who had gastric balloon procedure for obesity

Aug 12, 2017

While dialysis clinic battle brews at state Capitol, healthcare workers look to the ballot

Aug 9, 2017

'We don't feel OK here': Detainee deaths, suicide attempts and hunger strikes plague California immigration facility

Aug 8, 2017

Is it Alzheimer’s or another dementia form? Why doctors need to distinguish and how they might do so

Jul 27, 2017

Doctors and drug abuse: Why addictions can be so difficult

Jul 24, 2017

Domestic violence victims shouldn't have to choose between deportation and medical care

Jul 17, 2017

Support is dwindling and time's running out. What's next for the GOP's healthcare plan?

Jul 10, 2017

Patrick Soon-Shiong's NantWorks to take over St. Vincent and 5 other California hospitals

Jul 5, 2017

The U.S. medical system is broken. We should be listening to doctors about how to fix it

Jul 5, 2017

On the surface, single payer looks great. In the medical trenches, it's a lot more complicated.

GOP's Obamacare repeal bills threaten huge disruptions across the healthcare system

Jun 25, 2017

With a deadline looming, there's a deal between Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers on a new state budget

Jun 13, 2017

A simple test is helping thousands of diabetics in L.A. County who face an increased risk of going blind

Jun 12, 2017

A big health insurer is planning to punish patients for 'unnecessary' ER visits

Jun 2, 2017

Yes, our healthcare system isn't working — but will single payer make it better?

Learn to judge the seriousness of a wound before seeking treatment

May 30, 2017

'Defund Planned Parenthood' has gained momentum. Texas shows how extensive the effects can be

May 30, 2017

'Everyone I know is worried.' Terrified patients await fate of their healthcare

May 28, 2017

The challenges in setting up a California single-payer system are daunting — but not insurmountable

May 26, 2017

Die hard: Republican healthcare bill has no problem throwing you off a building

May 26, 2017

Americans waste $200 billion every year on medical tests they don't need, experts say

May 25, 2017

Single-payer healthcare in California? Time to take a cold shower and return to the real world

May 25, 2017

Gov. Brown stiffed doctors, dentists and hospitals by not increasing provider fees with new tobacco tax money

May 18, 2017

Glendale hospitals celebrate National Nurses Week

May 12, 2017

National Nurses Week reminds those in the medical field to take care of themselves

May 12, 2017

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