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Tri-city hospital safety grades issued
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank was the only area hospital to receive an A this week in a national evaluation of patient safety. Most other local hospitals all were ranked as average. Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale...
Tags: St. Joseph Medical Center, Google Inc., Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest
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Group urges federal benefits protections, decries tax breaks outside Schiff's Burbank office
Roughly a dozen activists and union members gathered outside the Burbank office of Rep. Adam Schiff’s Wednesday, urging the congressman to protect federal health insurance programs, while blasting what they called the nation's “rigged tax...
Tags: AFL-CIO, Social Security, Health Insurance, AFSCME, Medicare
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Political Landscape: Gatto calls for the end of super PACs
Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) joined two other state lawmakers to introduce a measure that would begin the process of nullifying the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial decision that created “super PACs,” which have flooded unlimited...Tags: Jerry Brown, Cancer, Bob Wieckowski, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections
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Bureaucrats' fears equal support for Gatto
I read with interest your article on Assemblyman Mike Gatto's hearing in Glendale on pension reform ("Lawmakers talk pension reform following the Bell scandal," Oct. 21). It was abundantly clear that bureaucrats (whose interests align with the status...Tags: Jerry Brown, Hewlett-Packard Co., Meg Whitman, Barbara Boxer, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Mailbag: Give Gordon a shot at the top spot
We are in 100% agreement with the May 8 editorial "Give Gordon a chance." It is undeniably wrong that Councilman David Gordon's fellow council members should be allowed to treat the council office as a childish popularity game and continually vote to deny...Tags: Medical Services, Barbara Boxer, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Elections, Los Angeles County
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Chicago safety-net hospitals face uncertain future amid changes to health care system
The 63-year-old woman, a Mexican citizen, arrived at St. Anthony Hospital by ambulance, complaining of dizziness, nausea and vomiting. She had no insurance. No matter. Dr. Kaleem Malik immediately gave her a round of anti-nausea drugs, had her blood...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Hospitals and Clinics, Poverty, Diabetes, Prostate Cancer
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New Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program counselors assigned to Charlevoix County
Charlevoix County residents have two new counselors available to help seniors with questions concerning Medicare and Medicaid. Ron Chapman and Leslie Lake are certified by the Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program to provide help with the...Tags: Medicare, Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs
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Gov't report: Smooth launch unsure for health law
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress. But in a report to be released...
Tags: Justice System, Judges, Health and Safety at Work, Lawyers, Labor Legislation
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Health savings accounts have a long shelf life
Q: Is there a deadline by which I have to use the money in my health savings account for medical expenses? A: No. Unlike flexible spending accounts, which require you to use the money by the end of the year (or March 15 of the following year), HSAs...Tags: Personal Investing, Medicare, Healthcare Provider, Cigna Corporation, Personal Finance
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Bond set at $3.5M in medical drug trafficking case
A South Florida man who is accused with his wife and mother of trafficking in expensive AIDS, cancer, anti-psychotic and other pharmaceutical drugs is being held in Broward's Main Jail on $3.5 million bond. Jorge Castillo, 43, is believed to have...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Justice System, Judges, Lawyers, Health Insurance
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Lobbyist: Outlook bleak for community hospitals
Daily American Staff Writer, @daalyssacWindber Medical Center officials are working to expand services despite a bleak nationwide outlook for community hospitals. "As your community hospital, we are forced to deal with incredible challenges of change," hospital board Chairman David...Tags: Medical Specialization, Health Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, Obstetrics, Medicaid
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Countdown to Obamacare
The countdown has started. In about 100 days, starting Oct. 1, millions of families across the nation will have an opportunity to enroll in health coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. The full benefits of the law will...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Lawyers, Diabetes, Regional Authority, Health Care Reform (2009)
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