Stock mutual funds: Healthcare is top performer in first half

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...

Federal officials try again to bolster health plans for people with medical conditions

Uninsured sick people got some good news recently -- or some of...

Michelle Obama's common-sense healthcare advice is the real Obamacare

Big props to the Los Angeles Unified School District for doing away with chocolate milk and other sweetened drinks. The district is now a...

Helping seniors live at home longer

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...

U.S. halts new applications for waivers on health coverage rule

The Obama administration is ending a controversial program that allowed employers to avoid a key requirement of the new federal healthcare...

Inmate may be first to be set free under 'medical parole'

Reporting from Sacramento -- A Northern California man serving 68 years for a home invasion robbery is likely to be the first inmate...

Bartenders can be combat veterans' first line of defense

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...

Fighting words from Republican candidates

Jockeying on the eve of their first consequential debate, Republican presidential contenders ratcheted up their attacks Sunday on...

When advance directives are not honored, and how to get data on medical prices

When I checked into a surgical center recently for a procedure that required general anesthesia, I presented my advance healthcare...

A moral alternative for curing Medicare's ills

Jon Huntsman informed me the other day that I have incurred a moral responsibility.

Falling through the cracks with a preexisting condition

Ganka Brown contacted Anthem Blue Cross recently about signing up for health insurance. She acknowledged in her conversation with an...

Don't let under-26 son go without insurance

My son graduates from USC this year. He doesn't have a job lined up with health insurance. Because he is under 26 years old, we can put...

Los Angeles school district's health benefits help push cafeteria fund into the red

The cafeteria fund for the Los Angeles Unified School District has run a multimillion-dollar deficit since 2007, when board members approved...

Elderly mother takes issue with daughter's doctorly caution

My mother has always had a special way of teaching me lessons, and a recent discussion about her healthcare was no exception.

U.S. healthcare spending far outpaces other countries