Rabbi Hershy Ten, president of Bikur Cholim Jewish Healthcare Foundation in Los Angeles, never thought the health care system needed much reform.
Beverly Hills cardiologist and internist Dr. Reed Wilson — a former member of the Republican Jewish Coalition who helped found its Los Angeles chapter — called the mandate \”an amazing breach of the American trust.\” Moreover, he said, the law\’s finer print contains \”rules and regulations\” pertaining to doctor reimbursement rates that will threaten physicians\’ private practices and health care quality.
Skip Koenig, a Temple Judea congregant and co-chair of the community organizing group One LA\’s health strategy team. Koenig said he is \”thrilled\” and \”excited\” about the court\’s decision to uphold the mandate that requires all Americans to buy health insurance.
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles CEO Paul Castro lauded the announcement of the Supreme Court\’s decision this morning to uphold President Obama\’s Affordable Care Act, saying it will benefit JFS\’s target population.
The U.S. Supreme Court voted to uphold President Obama\’s landmark Affordable Care Act in a 5-4 vote, with Chief Justice John Roberts voting in the majority.
Last week, many of us followed with much anxiety the Supreme Court debate about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, referred to in some circles as “Obamacare.”
I broke a bone in my foot several weeks ago, and I’ve been limping around in an expensive, ugly boot and shlepping to doctors ever since. A simple slip costs lots of money — happily, not entirely to me. I have health insurance; I’m lucky.
Intense cooperation among health care plans and physicians can improve health care, according to a new study that looks toward Israel’s health care system. The study — “What The United States Could Learn From Israel About Improving The Quality Of Health Care,” published Thursday by the peer-reviewed Health Affairs magazine — suggests that increased coordination can improve monitoring standards in such areas as colon cancer screening and flu immunization.
As a loyal Jewish Democrat and longtime advocate of social justice, she never thought she would find herself fighting Jerry Brown, a man she voted for three times for governor. Yet the 94-year-old is suddenly on the wrong side of Brown’s proposed budget cuts that would slash state spending by $12.5 billion, ripping a hole in numerous social service programs and eliminating others entirely.
OneLA, a community-organizing group, launched an effort to implement changes locally in access to health care during a public event at Temple Emanuel in Beverly Hills on Jan. 30.
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