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Medical Care

1. Press: New breed of specialist steps in for family doctor
   By the time Djigui Keita left the hospital for home, his follow-up appointment had been scheduled. Emergency health insurance was arranged until he could apply for public assistance. He knew about changes in his medication…
2. Press: Talk to relatives about caregiving before they need it
   Before my grandfather died of cancer, I helped my grandmother care for him in their home. For more than a decade, I managed health care and other financial issues for my disabled brother until his…
3. Press: Healthcare reforms don’t go far enough
   Ruta Vaisnys just got the word from Blue Shield of California: Her monthly health insurance premium will rise by more than 28% to $243 beginning next month. The Silver Lake resident is among the…
4. Press: Medicare ‘doughnut hole’ relief may be offset by higher drug prices
   f you’ve ever seen a sale advertising 50 percent off, you might have wondered if the retail price was ratcheted up to make the discount possible. Patient advocates are watching to see if a similar…
5. Press: Health-care reform law turns 1, what it does
   Wednesday is the first birthday of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the law better known as health-care reform. Cake, I imagine, will not be served. As much as Democrats are trying to leverage…
6. Press: One way to cut your medical bills by 50%
   Daily deal sites, home of the half-off, limited-time-only, pre-paid coupon craze, are no longer content to sell low-cost dinners and dye jobs. Now on the discount table: laser eye surgery, dental checkups, and other medical…
7. English: California LifeLine Public Assistance Programs
   Detailed description of various federal and state assistance programs.