Healthcare Industry

GOP slams fundraising, other efforts to promote Obama health law

2013-05-13 20:14:00

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans have opened a new line of attack on President Obama's healthcare law, charging that the administration has improperly sought help from the healthcare industry and other outside groups to implement the...

Despite economic woes, 9th District a hot spot for contributions

2013-05-13 00:00:00

L.A.'s 9th City Council District is among the poorest in the city, taking in a stretch of South Los Angeles where the median household income is less than $30,000 per year. Yet despite persistent economic woes, the district has become a hot spot for...

For Wal-Mart, should healthcare be a cost of doing business?

2013-05-09 16:48:00

Big employers beware -- some California lawmakers want to pressure you to extend health insurance to virtually everyone who lands on your payroll, even part-timers who work less than two hours a day. That's one of the effects that a bill by...

Is the tougher workplace slowing down the economic recovery?

2013-04-08 13:26:00

The workplace is changing as many companies, looking to increase productivity, ask employees for more while giving them less, according to a Los Angeles Times series. That’s difficult for individuals at work – but it might also have a profound...

Remove Medicare's straitjacket

2013-03-29 00:00:00

Now that the budget "sequester" is in effect, Congress is shifting its attention to entitlement reform. There's simply no way to achieve long-term reductions in federal spending without touching the big health programs, particularly Medicare. Although...

Healthcare reform's fail-safe

2013-01-20 00:00:00

Although Republicans are eager to repeal the entire 2010 healthcare reform law, they started the new session of Congress last week by taking aim at one provision in particular: the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a yet-to-be-named group of 15...

Side of fast-food fries, hold the healthcare

2013-01-09 12:31:00

Well, no one ever convincingly argued that a diet of fast food is good for your health. And now it could be unhealthy for some of the people who work there – without them having to eat so much as a bite of their products. In anticipation of...

Khouri Law Firm

2012-11-14 18:22:00

As the founder of the Khouri Law Firm, Michael J. Khouri has established a national reputation for his representation of health care providers in criminal defense and administrative matters. “This small law firm has slowly but surely built a...

Fields of Growth

2012-08-03 17:15:00

The job market in Southern California is rebounding with a number of in-demand career choices across several growing industries. Whether it’s saving lives, designing clothing or teaching abroad, we round up different programs and degrees to help you...

CEO pay raises jump a median of 27% in 2010, report finds

2011-12-15 16:34:58

Staff changes: Chad Terhune to cover healthcare industry

2012-02-13 16:38:08

Medical company declines to answer Senate questions on Medicare billing

2013-05-22 15:20:03

WASHINGTON The president and chief executive officer of a medical equipment company invoked the Fifth Amendment at a Senate hearing Wednesday, declining to answer questions about aggressive marketing tactics used to sell scooters, sleep apnea machines and...

Dan Lathitham, 36, has been promoted to senior account supervisor at AbelsonTaylor. He will be leading accounts in the HIV and endocrine/metabolic categories. He previously served as an account supervisor for the company.

2012-10-22 10:20:00

Nicholas G. Manis, with the firm Manis Canning and Associates, billed $681,260 this period. Manis, whose clients include the Baltimore Ravens, is the son of George Manis, the co-founder of the practice. Nicholas Manis is shown here at right with Sen. Lisa Gladden and former Sen. Larry Haines.

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