See Marcela Valladolid
Join celebrity chefs at The Taste's 'Street Eats,' 9/4.
Debt ceiling deal ignores real driver of deficits: healthcare costs
Now that Congress is finished displaying its one unquestionable skill — conniving at ideological extortion, with the household budgets of millions of Americans hanging in the balance — the time has come to calculate the damage done to U.S. fiscal policy by the debt ceiling deal reached this week.
|
|
Insurance |
Health Opinions
More on Healthcare
Aunt's nursing home hinders exit
My aunt is in a nursing home. They tell us she isn't allowed to leave unless she gets the doctor's permission. If she does, she has to...
Therapy dogs make the rounds in more healthcare settings
"Pets are embedded in the soul of our humanity," says Dr. Edward Creagan, an oncologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., as he...
Joseph Hittelman dies at 100; physician persecuted in McCarthy era
Dr. Joseph Hittelman, a Los Angeles physician whose advocacy of reforms such as healthcare for the poor led to his persecution as a...
Health officials ease requirements for states' insurance exchanges
The Obama administration moved Monday to ease some requirements on states to help them set up new insurance exchanges in 2014, a key feature...
Medicare guidance is here
I've had trouble finding a doctor who accepts Medicare. Is there a source that can help?
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...
Medicare anti-fraud system launched
Using South Florida as a trailblazer, federal officials launched a nationwide computer system this month to spot suspicious Medicare...
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...
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...
| Advertisement |
|
|
spotlights from the los angeles times
SoCal Close-Up
Beachy ideas for exploring Venice, Santa Monica and Malibu.
Always know what's on
Check out TV Weekly, the ultimate television guide.
For sale
See which hot properties you'd like to call home in 2011.
