Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Medicare published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 2062
» View burbankleader.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-172
•
Next >
-
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, Google+, Adam Schiff
-
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: Michael Allen, Budgets and Budgeting, Paul Ryan, Personal Income, Adam Schiff
-
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: Extradition, California, Barbara Boxer, Meg Whitman, Adam Schiff
-
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: Road Transportation, Local Elections, Los Angeles County, California, Subway Transportation
-
Hospital cost report shows need for single-payer system
Compliments to Morning Call reporter Tim Darragh on his recent coverage of U.S. Health and Human Service's release of hospital charge data. It's eye-opening how charges for identical services vary widely across hospitals in our region. At first blush,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance Cost, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Allentown, Medical Procedures and Tests
-
Healthcare for Angelina Jolie -- and everyone else [Blowback]
We applaud Times columnist Robin Abcarian for shining the light on the inequities in our healthcare system in response to Angelina Jolie’s recent announcement about her prophylactic mastectomy. When Jolie made her medical decision, she had at her...Tags: Angelina Jolie, Mastectomy, Genetics, Discrimination, Plastic Surgeons
-
Editorial: Hospital sticker shock
Most people entering the hospital can't get a straight answer to an obvious question: How much will this procedure or treatment cost? Nor can people easily compare prices among hospitals in their area. Now that is changing. The federal Centers for...Tags: Health Insurance, Pneumonia, Hospitals and Clinics, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
-
Study: Couples retiring this year will need $220,000 for medical costs
Sun SentinelA 65-year-old couple retiring this year will need $220,000 to cover future medical costs despite being enrolled in Medicare, according to a study just released by Fidelity Investments. The $220,000 covers the medical costs that Medicare doesn't with...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Government Health Care
-
Cedars-Sinai stands out for steep pricing
When Medicare disclosed average charges from thousands of U.S. hospitals for 100 common procedures last week, only one hospital was near the top in every category: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Be it a cardiac stent, a hip replacement or a...
Tags: Health Insurance, Prices, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Employment Opportunities, University of California, Los Angeles
-
Senate approves Obama choice to head Medicare
WASHINGTON – In an unusual break in the partisan warring over healthcare, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Obama's choice to oversee the mammoth Medicare and Medicaid health programs. Marilyn Tavenner, a former hospital executive and...
Tags: Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, Health Insurance, Eric Cantor, Medicaid
-
Nearly 50 vendors set up booths at 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comInformation on the Affordable Care Act’s upcoming effects on senior citizens in Maryland and medical equipment that can be used at home were features of the 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo put on by Washington County CARES in Hager Hall on Thursday....Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Prescription Drugs, Conservation, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Drugs and Medicines
-
Scrabble at the Bain Center
Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...Tags: Health Insurance, Entertainment, Physical Conditions, Lifestyle and Leisure, Wii
Jan 30, 2013
|Story| Burbank Leader
Mar 23, 2012
|Story| Burbank Leader
Oct 26, 2010
|Story| Burbank Leader
May 12, 2010
|Story| Burbank Leader
May 20, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 18, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 18, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 17, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
May 16, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Original site for Medicare topic gallery.
