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Mexican Consulate in LA to Provide Day of Medical Services for Homeless People
The General Consulate of Mexico in Los Angeles will offer a day of free medical services for people in Los Angeles County on Wednesday, May 11.
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As Fate of Roe v. Wade Looms, Charts Show US Lags in Women's Health Care
On measures like maternal mortality, infant mortality and paid leave after birth, the U.S. lags behind comparable countries
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Photos: Protests Erupt Across the Nation After Supreme Court Leak of Roe v. Wade Draft Overturning Abortion Rights
Demonstrators joined together on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 across the U.S. after a draft leaked suggesting the U.S. Supreme Court could be looking to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report released Monday. See the protest pictures from Washington D.C., New York, California, Texas and more. Follow the story with... -
Obama to Return to White House for Health Care Event
Former President Barack Obama will be returning to the White House on Tuesday for his first public event there since he left office in 2017
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California Aims to Limit Health Care Costs With New Office
Frustrated by how much they were paying for health care, two groups of California workers sued one of the nation’s largest hospital systems. One group secured a half-billion-dollar settlement. The other lost in court. Both cases took nearly a decade to resolve, highlighting the difficulty patients and their employers often face when trying to corral the ever-increasing costs of...
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Care Harbor Provides Free Medical Services for Most Vulnerable
The free mega clinic will provide access to basic care that isn’t available to those without a primary care doctor. Darsha Philips reports for Today in LA on Sunday, March 6, 2022.
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Sen. Toni Atkins Introduces Bill Expanding Abortion and Other Health Care
Sen. Toni Atkins introduces a new bill focused on expanding abortion care and other health care services.
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Justice Department Sues UnitedHealth Over Nearly $8B Deal
Federal regulators are suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s purchase of the technology company Change Healthcare, a deal announced more than a year ago.
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California Lawmakers Debate Universal Health Care Proposal
California lawmakers on Tuesday will start debating whether to create the nation’s first universal health care system in a key measure of whether the proposal will muster the support it needs to pass this year.
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UnitedHealthcare Has a Medicare Plan For You.
With UnitedHealthcare your Medicare coverage is set up to help ensure you have access to the care you would like. Let us help you find a plan that meets your health and budget needs. Ask about your doctors, and if they’re in network, discuss your prescription drug coverage and make sure your meds are covered. Look for Rx cost-savings programs...
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Biden Admin to Invest $100M to Address Health Care Worker Shortage
The program helps place primary care doctors in communities that have a hard time recruiting and retaining them.
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Nursing Schools See Applications Rise, Despite COVID Burnout
Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising, driven by what educators say are young people who see the global emergency as an opportunity and a challenge
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Kaiser Permanente Suspends 2,200 Unvaccinated Employees
Health care giant Kaiser Permanente has put more than 2,200 employees nationwide on unpaid leave for choosing not to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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Democrats See Springboard for Health Care in High Court Win
The Affordable Care Act is now secure in the framework of the nation’s health care programs, and Democrats are eager to leap above and beyond.
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Employers, Insurers Push to Make Virtual Visits Regular Care
Some U.S. employers and insurers want you to make telemedicine your first choice for most doctor visits
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What is “Age-Friendly Care”?
What is “Age-friendly Care”? How does it affect you and your loved ones? Watch as Ereka Vetrini learns how The John A. Hartford Foundation can help older adults live their best life! (sponsored)
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Biden Expands ‘Obamacare' by Cutting Health Insurance Costs
President Joe Biden is pledging that his $1.9 trillion rescue package will build on the promise of the Affordable Care Act
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‘Vaccinated and Proud': Father and Son Encouraging Vaccine Acceptance with Statement Bracelets
A local father and son are hoping their silicone bracelets start a movement that will encourage more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it’s their turn. Keith Willerman and his son Alec say they’ve sold thousands of their “Vaccinated and Proud” bracelets across the country in a little more than a month. The idea is that vaccinated people wear...
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Five Urgent Healthcare Lessons Learned and Ignored in the COVID-19 Battle
Former Associate FDA Commissioner Peter Pitts breaks down five critical healthcare lessons that have come from the COVID-19 pandemic and explores why many of those lessons have fallen on deaf ears.
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Why Doctors Need to Educate Patients About the COVID-19 Vaccine – Instead of Asking for Blind Trust
Studies show there is still a good deal of mistrust in the coronavirus vaccines as the first wave of shots is rolling out to millions of Americans across the country. Dr. Khalilah Gates and Dr. Melissa Simon, both of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and who have both already received a first dose of the vaccine, talked to LX...