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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: Government Health Care, Insurance, Social Security, Google+, Adam Schiff
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Recession deals Burbank some blows
More Burbank residents were unemployed and without health insurance last year than in 2007 and 2009, respectively, according to 2011 census estimates released this week. Unemployment among Burbank workers reached 8.4% in 2011, up from 5.2% in 2007,...
Tags: Google Inc., Poverty, Unemployment Benefits, Social Issues, Health and Safety at Work
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Around Town
JAN. 9 MONDAY The Burbank Community YMCA offers Kettle Bell, Zumba and Ripped classes beginning today for members and non-members alike. Call (818) 845-8551, Ext. 553. JAN. 10 TUESDAY Jazzercise classes are held every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:15 p.m....Tags: Chiropractic, Hospitals and Clinics, Entertainment, Diabetes, Conservation
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Early numbers on the Obamacare exchanges
HealthEarly numbers for state-run exchanges, the marketplaces where low- and middle-income people and small businesses will shop for health insurance under Obamacare, are starting to come in. At this point, the news is pointing in the right direction.... -
Fear not, the IRS won't be collecting your medical records
Led by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), a number of House Republicans asserted this week that the newly scandalized Internal Revenue Service, in its role as Obamacare enforcer, would collect sensitive personal medical records. That was one of the latest...
Tags: Employment, Politics, Insurance, Internal Revenue Service, Employment Opportunities
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Insurers limit doctors, hospitals in state-run exchange plans
California's health insurance rates for a new state-run marketplace came in lower than expected this week, but one downside for many consumers will be far fewer doctors and hospitals to choose from. People who want UCLA Medical Center and its doctors in...
Tags: Politics, Employment, Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, Government
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Immigration bill would make it easier for foreign health workers to stay in U.S.
As reported by ModernHealthcare.com on Thursday, May 23, 2013: "After 30 hours of debate over a three-week period, the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bipartisan immigration bill that would seek to strengthen the country's healthcare workforce...
Tags: Memorial Day, Politics, Labor Legislation, Immigration, Interior Policy
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Good news on health costs
The state's new health insurance exchange gave an encouraging preview Thursday of the sweeping effects that the 2010 federal healthcare law will have on consumers next year, announcing lower-than-expected prices for individual policies. Still, the success...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Hospitals and Clinics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Community notes Friday, May 24, 2013
Religion briefs Alanson Church of the Nazarene’s “What’s Up” Sizzlin’ Summer Kickoff cookout is 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at the church. Bring your own meat to grill, and a dish to pass. There will be pony rides and a...Tags: Memorial Day, Women, Infants and Children, Diabetes, Wii, Birth Control
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New California health insurance rates unveiled
Amid anxiety over rising costs from the federal healthcare law, California received better-than-expected insurance rates for a new state-run marketplace, but many consumers still won't be spared from sharply higher premiums. Three years after...
Tags: Medicaid, Insurance, Molina Healthcare Incorporated, Health Insurance Cost, Healthcare Laws
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Illinois leaders must make unpopular decisions
Thanks to Julie Hamos, head of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, for dealing forthrightly with the state's runaway Medicaid costs that now consume about 20 percent of state spending. According to an analysis released last year...Tags: Medicaid, Government Health Care
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John Morgan talks Casey Anthony, Tim Tebow
Staff writerIn local public-affairs programming this weekend: Prominent Orlando attorney John Morgan and his wife, Ultima, are Lauren Rowe's guests on "Flashpoint" at 8 a.m. Sunday on WKMG-Channel 6. They discuss everything from politics and Casey Anthony to...Tags: Medicaid, Orlando, Government Health Care, Jeffrey Atwater, Amusement and Theme Parks
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