Recession exacerbates financial problems at California community health clinics (News-Medical-Net)

California community health clinics are struggling to meet an increased demand from new patients who have lost their jobs and health insurance, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Health insurers say they could stop varying premiums by health status SmartBrief, DC AHIP CEO Karen Ignagni said the "private sector can rise to the challenge" of solving the problem of affordable health care coverage in the
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White House Abandons Plan To Make Veterans Use Private Health Insurance For Coverage Of Service-Related Injuries (Medical News Today)

President Obama on Wednesday abandoned a proposal that would have required military veterans to use private insurance to cover treatment of combat-related injuries, according to the White House, McClatchy/Detroit Free Press reports (Goldstein, McClatchy/Detroit Free Press, 3/19).
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From the Los Angeles Times Hartford Courant, United States Traveler-ER is a USB flash drive that stores information that might be needed in an emergency, such as medical history, a list of
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Dodgers Name Kaiser Permanente Official Health Insurance Partner - Business Wire (press release)

Dodgers Name Kaiser Permanente Official Health Insurance Partner Business Wire (press release), CA LOS ANGELES --(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Los Angeles Dodgers and Kaiser Permanente Southern California announced a new collaboration today that makes Kaiser Permanente the “Official Health Insurance Partner” of the Los Angeles Dodgers. ... Dodgers, Kaiser Permanente Team Up To Help Youth CBS 2 all 13 news articles
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Free Lifesaving Tests for Women - MSNBC

Free Lifesaving Tests for Women MSNBC During this wave of job loss and fewer dollars, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is offering free breast and cervical cancer screening tests for low-income women with no health insurance . The Office of Women's Health will schedule a ...
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Counties give hefty extra pay to judges Capitol Weekly, CA These come in a variety of forms, including
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Same-sex spouses sue federal government - Los Angeles Times

Same-sex spouses sue federal government Los Angeles Times, CA "I think the people in same-sex marriages in California should file a similar suit," said Brad Levenson, a deputy federal public defender in Los Angeles fighting to get his spouse covered by his health insurance . "We've only had [a legal marriage] for ...
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RI says Blues can't raise individual health premiums American Medical News
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President Obama's Budget Proposal Includes Broad Changes to Health ... - Kaiser network.org

Times Online President Obama's Budget Proposal Includes Broad Changes to Health ... Kaiser network.org, DC ... and expand health insurance to all residents (Taylor, AP/Kansas City Star , 2/26). The budget would finance half of the reserve fund with increased revenue from tax changes and half with reduced spending in health care programs (Levey, Los Angeles ... Video: Obama budget sees soaring deficit france24english Obama Budget Proposal Includes Plan To Fund Health Care Reform California Healthline
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Vivid Entertainment Offers Mother of Octuplets up to $1 Million Plus Health Insurance to Make a Movie (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

LOS ANGELES----Nadya Suleman, the controversial mom who made history after giving birth to octuplets, is being offered a deal of up to $1 million plus a year of health insurance for her family to make a movie with Vivid Entertainment, the world's leading adult film company.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Southern California mother of octuplets is being offered $1 million to star in hardcore porn. Vivid
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20% in Los Angeles County receive public aid - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times 20% in Los Angeles County receive public aid Los Angeles Times, CA The demand for those programs has been driven by a growing number of senior citizens and increasing numbers of people going without employer-based health and disability insurance . That welfare and healthcare demands are increasing at the same time is ... 1 in 5 in LA County receiving public aid Sacramento Bee all 10 news articles
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In California, Pricey Health Insurance Plans Get Pricier - Wall Street Journal Blogs

In California, Pricey Health Insurance Plans Get Pricier Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - 1 hour ago Two California health insurers have been overcharging patients for a special type of coverage for people with pre-existing health problems, the Los Angeles ... Insurers exceed state-issued rates for last-resort health coverage Los Angeles Times all 10 news articles
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LA Targets Health Insurance Revocations Newsdesk, CA The Los Angeles City Attorney's office is investigating whether
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Anthem Blue Cross Announces Settlements With California Insurance Department Over Rescinded Health Insurance Policies; ... (Medical News Today)

Anthem Blue Cross, California's largest for-profit health insurer, has agreed to offer new coverage to 2,330 state residents whose policies were rescinded between 2004 and 2008 after they submitted claims for costly medical care, the Los Angeles Times reports (Girion, Los Angeles Times, 2/11).
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Capitol Hill Watch | Congress Approves $787B Economic Stimulus ... Kaiser network.org, DC - 23 hours ago ... Los Angeles Times
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