More on Healthcare
By Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times
An independent panel of doctors and health experts is recommending that health plans cover a variety of contraceptives for women without co-...
By Karen Ravn, Special to the Los Angeles Times
"Pets are embedded in the soul of our humanity," says Dr. Edward Creagan, an oncologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., as he...
By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times
Dr. Joseph Hittelman, a Los Angeles physician whose advocacy of reforms such as healthcare for the poor led to his persecution as a...
By Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times
The Obama administration moved Monday to ease some requirements on states to help them set up new insurance exchanges in 2014, a key feature...
By Lisa Zamosky, Special to the Los Angeles Times
I've had trouble finding a doctor who accepts Medicare. Is there a source that can help?
By Tom Petruno, Los Angeles Times
Predicting the best and worst stock mutual fund sectors in the first half of this year looked too easy, in hindsight: You just needed to...
By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau
Using South Florida as a trailblazer, federal officials launched a nationwide computer system this month to spot suspicious Medicare...
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News
Uninsured sick people got some good news recently -- or some of...
By David Lazarus
Big props to the Los Angeles Unified School District for doing away with chocolate milk and other sweetened drinks. The district is now a...
By Tammy Worth, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Patricia McGinnis has six brothers and sisters who help her take care of their 89-year-old mother. Though their mother is alert and able...
By Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times
The Obama administration is ending a controversial program that allowed employers to avoid a key requirement of the new federal healthcare...
By Faye Fiore, Los Angeles Times
The minute one of her regulars comes through the canteen door at VFW Post 1503, Dori Keys starts to pour. Captain Morgan and Diet Coke for...
By Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Sacramento -- A Northern California man serving 68 years for a home invasion robbery is likely to be the first inmate...
By Lisa Zamosky, Special to the Los Angeles Times
When I checked into a surgical center recently for a procedure that required general anesthesia, I presented my advance healthcare...
By Mark Z. Barabak and Matea Gold, Los Angeles Times
Jockeying on the eve of their first consequential debate, Republican presidential contenders ratcheted up their attacks Sunday on...