Associate Professor of Research, USC's Keck School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Research at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine
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Michael Cousineau
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The Growing Ranks of California's Uninsured In the past two years, almost 2 million Californians lost their health insurance, a 25% increase. The total is now 8 million people, one-quarter of all residents over the age of 65. That's according to a study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. We hear from health and hospital policy experts and the lead author of the UCLA study.
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Emergency Rooms Dropping Like Flies: Is Harbor-UCLA Next? County Supervisor Gloria Molina said yesterday that Harbor-UCLA Medical Center may be “entering a spiral very similar to what happened at Martin Luther King .” King was shut down after federal inspectors called it a danger to patients. Now, federal inspectors are taking a long look at Harbor-UCLA.
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Who are the political players in the LA teachers strike? Thousands of LA public school teachers are going to be back out on the picket lines for a second day. They walked off the job Monday after failing to reach a contract agreement with the LA Unified School District, despite months of negotiations.
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What are charter schools? LAUSD teachers were picket lines for a second day Tuesday. And this morning the teachers union organized a march to the California Charter Schools Association office downtown, to draw attention to their criticisms of local charter schools. But what are charter schools anyway?