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Column
‘Medicare for all’ sounds good, but Democrats need to spell out exactly what they mean
By
David Lazarus
Feb 8, 2019
Opinion
Republicans seem to think blindly attacking Kamala Harris on single payer is a good idea
By
Jon Healey
Jan 29, 2019
Politics
A bill would end a $5 co-pay that has some California inmates choosing between buying soap or seeing a doctor
By
Jazmine Ulloa
Jan 29, 2019
Science
Doctors call California’s probe of opioid deaths a ‘witch hunt’
By
Cheryl Clark
Jan 28, 2019
Local
LAUSD teachers’ strike could disrupt a delicate life balance for some families
By
Andrea Castillo
Jan 9, 2019
SoCal
Employees protest outside 2 hospitals; union members authorize potential strike at St. Joe’s
By
Anthony Clark Carpio
and
Lila Seidman
Dec 21, 2018
SoCal
Employees protest outside 2 hospitals; union members authorize potential strike at St. Joe’s
By
Anthony Clark Carpio
Dec 21, 2018
Must Reads
More than 20 women accused a prominent Pasadena obstetrician of mistreating them. He denied claims and was able to continue practicing
By
Harriet Ryan
and
Matt Hamilton
Dec 9, 2018
Nation
Young cop, doctor, pharmacy resident and gunman die in Chicago hospital shooting
By
Madeline Buckley
,
Jeremy Gorner
and
Morgan Greene
Nov 20, 2018
SoCal
Orthopedic nurse continues to inspire others after 50 years
By
Anthony Clark Carpio
Nov 2, 2018
Business
Here’s why a health network charged $48,000 for one woman's allergy test
By
Barbara Feder Ostrov
Nov 1, 2018
Politics
More than $100 million spent on battle over dialysis industry profits in California
By
Taryn Luna
Oct 29, 2018
Science
Paging Dr. Facebook: How the social network could help doctors screen patients for depression
By
Karen Kaplan
Oct 15, 2018
Local
3 women sue Huntington Hospital, accusing gynecologist of sexual misconduct
By
Harriet Ryan
and
Matt Hamilton
Oct 10, 2018
Politics
Patient advocates decry Trump administration move to restrict immigrants' access to healthcare
By
Noam N. Levey
Oct 10, 2018
Business
High-deductible health plans fall from grace in employer-provided coverage
By
Jay Hancock
Oct 3, 2018
Local
Prominent gynecologist at Huntington Hospital again accused of sexual misconduct by medical board
By
Harriet Ryan
and
Matt Hamilton
Oct 1, 2018
Endorsement
Proposition 8 isn't about dialysis care, it's about punishing non-unionized clinics. Vote no
By
The Times Editorial Board
Sep 26, 2018
Business
Despite red flags at some California surgery centers, watchdogs issued gold seals
By
Christina Jewett
Sep 20, 2018
Column
How a stem cell clinic lured patients with unsupported claims of treatment 'success'
By
Michael Hiltzik
Sep 14, 2018
Politics
Obamacare returns to court in a new test for the 2010 law and millions who rely on it
By
Noam N. Levey
Sep 4, 2018
Business
How to avoid the costly Medicare mistake that too many people make
By
Liz Weston
Sep 2, 2018
Nation
Last heart transplant doctor leaves Oregon hospital
By
Associated Press
Aug 30, 2018
Science
NYU's decision to make medical school tuition-free sparks multimillion-dollar debate
By
Julie Rovner
Aug 24, 2018
Column
A Koch-funded think tank tries hard to pretend that it didn't find savings from Bernie Sanders' Medicare plan
By
Michael Hiltzik
Aug 22, 2018
Business
Trump team proposes curtailing an Affordable Care Act feature aimed at improving Medicare
By
Amy Goldstein
Aug 10, 2018
Column
Sorry about your Stage 3 cancer. Here's a bill for $21,000 in charges you thought were covered
By
David Lazarus
Aug 7, 2018
Column
Dialysis firms' profits are obscene. What will happen if California tries to cap them?
By
Michael Hiltzik
Jul 20, 2018
Local
Chinatown's only hospital will reopen as an outpatient clinic
By
Frank Shyong
Jul 6, 2018
Global Development
When an Indian hospital was running out of oxygen, these doctors tried to help. So why were they sent to jail?
By
Shashank Bengali
and
Parth M.N.
Jun 29, 2018
Science
Is that normal? What to expect during a visit to the gynecologist
By
Colleen Shalby
Jun 25, 2018
Column
The insanity of covering a $50,000 knee operation but not a relatively cheap injection
By
David Lazarus
Apr 20, 2018
Readers React
A nursing shortage doesn't mean society has lost compassion. It means we don't pay nurses enough
Readers React
Does California want a major healthcare shortage? Because adopting price controls would cause one
Politics
An ambitious California bill would put the state in charge of controlling prices in the commercial healthcare market
By
Melanie Mason
Apr 9, 2018
Business
California sues Sutter Health, alleging the hospital system unfairly inflated costs for patients
By
Patrick McGreevy
and
Chad Terhune
Mar 30, 2018
Column
Needed: A law that removes all the gibberish from impossible-to-understand medical bills
By
David Lazarus
Mar 27, 2018
Readers React
Why Americans spend too much on healthcare: tests, end-of-life care, and more tests
Business
The other opioid crisis: hospitals are running short of powerful painkillers
By
Pauline Bartolone
Mar 16, 2018
Capitol Journal
Villaraigosa is right, single-payer healthcare in California is a political pipe dream
By
George Skelton
Mar 12, 2018
Column
1-800-GET-THIN: Regulators and insurers twiddled thumbs as a $250-million medical fraud allegedly unfolded
By
Michael Hiltzik
Feb 28, 2018
Column
Finally, a universal healthcare proposal that would work for everyone
By
Michael Hiltzik
Feb 27, 2018
SoCal
Glendale Memorial announces hospital room overhaul, receives record donation
By
Jeff Landa
Feb 23, 2018
Local
Doctor at County-USC hospital says she was sexually assaulted by a fellow physician, prompting sheriff's inquiry
By
Matt Hamilton
and
Sarah Parvini
Feb 23, 2018
Science
The U.S. healthcare system needs more skills for paying bills, study shows
By
Karen Kaplan
Feb 20, 2018
Column
500-pound man's doctor says he'll die without surgery. His insurer shrugs it off
By
David Lazarus
Feb 16, 2018
Editorial
What the Aetna scandal tells us about our healthcare system: It's a money pit
By
The Times Editorial Board
Feb 14, 2018
Column
California confronts the complexities of creating a single-payer healthcare system
By
Michael Hiltzik
Feb 9, 2018
Column
Anthem expands its policy of punishing patients for 'inappropriate' ER visits
By
Michael Hiltzik
Jan 24, 2018
Opinion
The Trump administration just found another way to deny women their right to an abortion
By
Jon Healey
Jan 19, 2018
Politics
Republican tax bill fuels anxiety across the nation's healthcare system
By
Noam N. Levey
Dec 18, 2017
Local
After 157 years in Chinatown, Los Angeles’ oldest hospital shuts its doors
By
Frank Shyong
Dec 18, 2017
Politics
Obamacare is helping patients get to the doctor and pay their medical bills, new report finds
By
Noam N. Levey
Dec 13, 2017
Editorial
CVS and Aetna say their massive merger is needed to keep prices down. That remains to be seen
By
The Times Editorial Board
Dec 11, 2017
Column
Paul Ryan makes it official: Republicans are coming after Medicare next
By
Michael Hiltzik
Dec 8, 2017
Business
UnitedHealth is buying hundreds of clinics in $5-billion deal as insurers push into patient care
By
Associated Press
Dec 6, 2017
Business
Medical plans dangle gift cards and cash to get patients to take healthy steps
By
Anna Gorman
Dec 5, 2017
Business
Whistleblower says Medicaid managed-care firm improperly denied care to thousands of Californians
By
Chad Terhune
Nov 30, 2017
Business
Having problems with your hospital care? Speak up!
By
Emily Bazar
Nov 20, 2017
Column
The FDA closes a huge loophole used by bogus stem-cell clinics, but delays serious enforcement for 3 years
By
Michael Hiltzik
Nov 17, 2017
Local
USC had many warnings about medical school dean's behavior but took little action
By
Paul Pringle
and
Adam Elmahrek
Nov 14, 2017
Business
Insurers make billions off Medicaid in California during Obamacare expansion
By
Chad Terhune
and
Anna Gorman
Nov 5, 2017
Column
California doesn't have enough doctors, and this bad law isn't helping
By
David Lazarus
Oct 10, 2017
Nation
Amid power outages, hospitals pushed to their limits in Puerto Rico
By
Molly Hennessy-Fiske
Sep 26, 2017
Opinion
Why $32 trillion over 10 years for single payer would be better than our current healthcare system
Politics
Obamacare 101: What would the Graham-Cassidy repeal bill do?
By
Noam N. Levey
Sep 19, 2017
Politics
With a deadline approaching, Republicans' last push to roll back Obamacare gains strength
By
Noam N. Levey
Sep 18, 2017
Column
Making sense of Covered California and Medicare during open enrollment
By
Barbara Venezia
Sep 13, 2017
Opinion
Having helped save Obamacare — maybe — Bernie now wants to kill it
By
Jon Healey
Sep 13, 2017
Business
Patients pay the price when hospital giants buy up independent doctor practices
By
Jenny Gold
Sep 8, 2017
Local
Medi-Cal programs to the state: Can we stop printing and mailing directories the size of phone books?
By
Soumya Karlamangla
Sep 4, 2017
Column
FDA launches a crackdown on questionable stem cell clinics--but will it follow through?
By
Michael Hiltzik
Aug 31, 2017
Politics
The debate over single-payer healthcare in California isn't going away. Here's why
By
Melanie Mason
Aug 27, 2017
Health & Wellness
There's an unforeseen benefit to California's physician-assisted death law
By
Soumya Karlamangla
Aug 21, 2017
Healthcare Providers
There's an unforeseen benefit to California's physician-assisted death law
By
Soumya Karlamangla
Aug 21, 2017
Science
FDA investigating deaths of patients who had gastric balloon procedure for obesity
By
Melissa Healy
Aug 12, 2017
Politics
While dialysis clinic battle brews at state Capitol, healthcare workers look to the ballot
By
Melanie Mason
Aug 9, 2017
Local
'We don't feel OK here': Detainee deaths, suicide attempts and hunger strikes plague California immigration facility
By
Paloma Esquivel
Aug 8, 2017
Science
Is it Alzheimer’s or another dementia form? Why doctors need to distinguish and how they might do so
By
Melissa Healy
Jul 27, 2017
Local
Doctors and drug abuse: Why addictions can be so difficult
By
Soumya Karlamangla
Jul 24, 2017
Op-Ed
Domestic violence victims shouldn't have to choose between deportation and medical care
By
Jane K. Stoever
Jul 17, 2017
Politics
Support is dwindling and time's running out. What's next for the GOP's healthcare plan?
By
Lisa Mascaro
and
Noam N. Levey
Jul 10, 2017
Business
Patrick Soon-Shiong's NantWorks to take over St. Vincent and 5 other California hospitals
By
James Rufus Koren
Jul 5, 2017
Column
The U.S. medical system is broken. We should be listening to doctors about how to fix it
By
Patt Morrison
Jul 5, 2017
Opinion
On the surface, single payer looks great. In the medical trenches, it's a lot more complicated.
Politics
GOP's Obamacare repeal bills threaten huge disruptions across the healthcare system
By
Noam N. Levey
Jun 25, 2017
Politics
With a deadline looming, there's a deal between Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers on a new state budget
By
Melanie Mason
and
John Myers
Jun 13, 2017
Local
A simple test is helping thousands of diabetics in L.A. County who face an increased risk of going blind
By
Soumya Karlamangla
Jun 12, 2017
Column
A big health insurer is planning to punish patients for 'unnecessary' ER visits
By
Michael Hiltzik
Jun 2, 2017
Opinion
Yes, our healthcare system isn't working — but will single payer make it better?
Commentary
Learn to judge the seriousness of a wound before seeking treatment
By
Michael Hurwitz
May 30, 2017
Nation
'Defund Planned Parenthood' has gained momentum. Texas shows how extensive the effects can be
By
Alexandra Zavis
May 30, 2017
Column
'Everyone I know is worried.' Terrified patients await fate of their healthcare
By
Steve Lopez
May 28, 2017
Column
The challenges in setting up a California single-payer system are daunting — but not insurmountable
By
Michael Hiltzik
May 26, 2017
Column
Die hard: Republican healthcare bill has no problem throwing you off a building
By
David Lazarus
May 26, 2017
Business
Americans waste $200 billion every year on medical tests they don't need, experts say
By
Chad Terhune
May 25, 2017
Capitol Journal
Single-payer healthcare in California? Time to take a cold shower and return to the real world
By
George Skelton
May 25, 2017
Capitol Journal
Gov. Brown stiffed doctors, dentists and hospitals by not increasing provider fees with new tobacco tax money
By
George Skelton
May 18, 2017
SoCal
Glendale hospitals celebrate National Nurses Week
By
Jeff Landa
May 12, 2017
SoCal
National Nurses Week reminds those in the medical field to take care of themselves
By
Anthony Clark Carpio
May 12, 2017
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