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Amid serious flu season, should nurses be required to get shots?
L.A. NOWPublic health officials warned that the flu virus wreaking havoc elsewhere in the nation has finally arrived in California, causing widespread hospitalizations across the state.... -
Governor pays visit to Aberdeen
swaltman@aberdeennews.comWhen Gov. Dennis Daugaard visited Aberdeen in January for a chamber of commerce gathering where he discussed his education reform plan, he faced tough questions and plenty of them. Friday, he largely received a pass. The Republican governor spoke to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Retirement, Executive Branch, Politics, Regional Authority
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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: Jerry Brown, Poverty, Labor Markets, Medicaid, University of California, Los Angeles
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Skelton: Democrats looking to flex muscles in Capitol
PolitiCalThe word of the moment in Sacramento is "overreach." Political observers are watching to see what Democrats will do with their new two-thirds majority in the Legislature, and if they'll trigger a backlash from voters by pushing too much, too...... -
Jerry Brown to take part in Capitol tree-lighting ceremony
PolitiCalGov. Jerry Brown and his wife, Anne Gust Brown, will attend the 81st annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the state Capitol on Wednesday evening. The 50-foot tall white fir tree from Shasta County is the Capitol’s first Christmas tree...... -
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.... -
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.... -
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: Politics, Bankruptcy, Medicare, Insurance, Republican Party
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Thomas A. Firey: Why America (still) needs health care reform
In March of 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the nation’s latest attempt to “reform” health care. Yet, despite all the new spending and taxes, and all the new rules and...Tags: Barack Obama, Government Health Care, Medicare, Insurance, Health Insurance
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A beneficial way to pay for health care
Many older Americans monitoring the soaring cost of health care are anxious about their futures. How, they ask, will they pay for the out-of-pocket expenses certain to confront them as they grow older and less healthy? One bright spot for them is the...Tags: Personal Investing, Insurance, Employment Opportunities, Healthcare Provider, Employees
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics, Bankruptcy, Judges, Health Care Reform (2009)
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