California
Community organizations are growing increasingly frustrated about a perceived lack of effort on Newsom’s part to take bolder steps on racial justice.
July 7, 2022
Business
With stethoscopes at the ready, Whittaker Health Services is scheduled to announce today that it is forming a major new health maintenance organization to serve Southern California--already one of the most competitive HMO markets in the United States.
July 9, 1985
Blue Shield of California and UniHealth America said Monday they plan to form a $6.5-billion managed-care organization that would rival giant Kaiser Permanente and let members choose between traditional health delivery and HMO-style medical care.
June 29, 1993
A three-day national conference on the future directions of Medicare and Medicaid, to be held this June in Los Angeles under the co-sponsorship of the federal government, is drawing fire from members of public health and consumer organizations who claim that the $475 to $600 registration fee is too high to allow them to attend.
April 30, 1985
After the pandemic revealed social and health inequities, Orange County is aiming to identify and reduce the long-standing disparities.
April 4, 2022
World & Nation
“Play-or-pay . . . pay-or-play . . . I went to a speech therapist to try to learn to say that.”
Feb. 23, 1993
Politics
Results of this year’s elections seemed ominous for the health-care industry--the multibillion-dollar phalanx of health maintenance organizations, hospital companies and insurance providers.
Nov. 22, 1998
Science & Medicine
The future of American medicine lies in managed health care.
June 18, 1995
Business Announcements
Mobile clinic brings new level of comprehensive cancer screening to local communities.
March 7, 2024
With business demanding savings in health expenses, the average cost to corporations of using health maintenance organizations dropped 3.8% last year, the first decline in 10 years of surveys, according to a report released Monday.
Jan. 30, 1996