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New program set to offer housing help for disabled Californians
L.A. NOWCalifornia is trying to move more disabled people out of institutionalized care and into the community by offering rental assistance, officials announced.... -
New study helps build the case for expanding Medi-Cal
After pushing to cut Medi-Cal spending in each of his first two years in office, Gov. Jerry Brown now has to decide whether to seek to expand it by billions of dollars -- largely, but not entirely, on Washington's dime. A new report from researchers at...
Tags: Productivity, Science and Technology, Jerry Brown, Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Ahead of federal healthcare overhaul, local hospitals look to primary care
As the new year begins, local healthcare providers are preparing for a potential flood of patients who previously didn’t have access to insurance, but who will now be covered as the federal Affordable Care Act takes effect. More primary care...
Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Corporate Officers, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Nursing
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2012: McLaren additions among top area health headlines
In January, after more than six months of intense discussion, Northern Michigan Regional Health System entered into an agreement to be part of Flint-based McLaren Health Care. Under the agreement, all affiliates within Northern Michigan Regional Health...
Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Judges, Science and Technology, Corporate Officers, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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U.S. could save $2 trillion on health costs - study
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States could save $2 trillion in healthcare spending over the next decade, if the U.S. government used its influence in the public and private sectors to nudge soaring costs into line with economic growth, a study...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Productivity, National Government, Finance, Health Insurance
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UnitedHealth Says Q4 Costs Were Low And Revenue Rose
UnitedHealth Group Inc, the largest U.S. health insurer, reported a slight drop in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday as medical costs rose, but revenue increased more than 11 percent, helped by growth in its Medicare, care management, technology and...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Earnings Forecasts, Stock Market, Business, Health Insurance
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Anthem's mail-order policy may have crossed a legal line
Anthem Blue Cross may be breaking California law by requiring some policyholders to buy their prescription drugs from a single mail-order pharmacy, according to the state attorney general's office. Anthem, the state's largest for-profit health insurer,...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, HIV, Kamala D. Harris, Heart Disease, Pharmaceuticals
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Analysis: Obama may turn Medicare reform into wider health debate
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama could seek common ground with Republicans in the looming battle over Medicare spending by broadening the debate over entitlement reform to encompass the spiraling healthcare costs that confront a wide range of...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Washington, DC, Tom Daschle, Health Insurance, Mitt Romney
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Maryland picks model for essential health insurance benefits
Under national health care reform, insurance policies in Maryland will be required to cover acupuncture for pain management and chiropractic care in certain cases.
The plans won't cover acupuncture for other treatments, such as infertility or stress, and...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Career and Workplace, Employees
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L.A. Now Live: California scrambling to explain new health law
L.A. NOWTimes Healthcare reporter Anna Gorman will join L.A. Now Live at 9 a.m. Monday to discuss the state's plans for expansion of healthcare under health care reform.... -
Changes to California children's healthcare won't be delayed, official says
PolitiCalA top official in Gov. Jerry Brown's administration said Tuesday that California will begin transferring poor children into a cheaper healthcare plan on Jan. 1, despite concerns from some lawmakers and advocates that the state's plan is inadequate.... -
Clinton Foundation begins health project in Coachella Valley
L.A. NOWThe Clinton Foundation has launched a project to reduce health disparities in the Coachella Valley, one of only two U.S. communities being targeted by the effort....
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