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The regulations will be voluntary and are expected to take effect by fall 2009. They will allow insurance companies to track mileage…
Aug 27, 2008Strict Standards: Lake Elsinore Heeds State Laws, But Tougher Rules Exist That Ban Developer Donations. While Lake Elsinore officials have been content…
Aug 27, 2008Representatives of Consumer Watchdog, which criticized Huffman's bill, spoke positively of the Poizner regulations. "Regulations that implement Proposition 103's mandate that insurance…
Aug 27, 2008Santa Monica, CA -- Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and Assemblyman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced draft regulations on “pay-as-you-drive” insurance today that…
Aug 27, 2008To keep its doctors from being tainted by business biases, Stanford University's medical school announced Tuesday it is imposing a highly unusual…
Aug 27, 2008Q: What recourse does a patient have when a health insurer or managed-care provider rejects a claim? A: A patient's first step…
Aug 26, 2008It's an environment that makes government watchdogs nervous. "The pernicious impact of the end-of-session fundraising is the appearance that contributions are purchasing…
Aug 23, 2008Editor’s note: When 15-year-old Dawn Marie Esposito of Lincoln Park, N.J., was hospitalized with a head injury after a car accident, doctors…
Aug 22, 2008Santa Monica, CA -- Frequently facing difficulties mustering a quorum for meetings, California's stem cell oversight board has five members who showed…
Aug 22, 2008On Wednesday, FDIC Chairwoman Sheila C. Bair announced that IndyMac is launching a new program to help borrowers with mortgages that are…
Aug 21, 2008Open the California coast and the offshore waters of Florida and the Carolinas to new oil drilling and prices at the pump…
Aug 14, 2008Action Coincides With Insurer Effort In Legislature to Legalize Coverage Cancellations Santa Monica, CA -- The Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC)…
Aug 12, 2008Some people say it’s better to buy your gasoline first thing in the morning, rather than in the heat of the day.…
Aug 11, 2008When is the best time of the week to buy gas? Best time of day? It doesn't matter. Fueling up early in…
Aug 9, 2008SACRAMENTO, CA -- A California bill to allow pay-as-you-drive insurance plans using electronic monitoring devices moved a step closer to approval with…
Aug 8, 2008Driving Data Could Be Used By Insurers to Discriminate By ZIP-Code Santa Monica, CA – Legislation that would allow insurance companies…
Aug 7, 2008Sacramento, CA -- Nurses, consumers, and seniors called on the legislature and the governor today to include a key provision to protect…
Aug 7, 2008Santa Monica, CA -- Devices to track a driver’s every move, as allowed by a bill under consideration by the California legislature,…
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