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Representatives 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, 2008I recently obtained a list of the companies which filed letters of intent with the stem cell agency to apply for New…
Aug 26, 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, 2008Governor Schwarzenegger just posted a $25,000 contribution to his redistricting committee from a company called AECOM. Guess what they do?
Aug 25, 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, 2008I'm getting sick and tired of fighting with corporations for what they owe me. This time, surprise surprise, it was a credit…
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, 2008Only universities and nonprofit research institutions had been eligible to get a piece of California's $6 billion stem cell research program until…
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, 2008It seems the extent of Governor Schwarzenegger's solution for Californians to help combat sky-high gas prices is... promoting more efficient use of…
Aug 19, 2008"Legislators and lobbyists get ready for the fundraising dance" Los Angeles Times, August 8, 2008 "While budget waits, California legislators collect campaign...
Aug 19, 2008Doctors have been claiming for more than thirty years that lawsuits don't help keep patients safe from harm. A California law passed…
Aug 18, 2008Open the California coast and the offshore waters of Florida and the Carolinas to new oil drilling and prices at the pump…
Aug 14, 2008When someone faxed us this letter they received, apparently from the California DMV, we thought it was a joke. "IF YOU DO…
Aug 14, 2008Plagued yet again by the problem of a lack of a quorum, California's stem cell oversight committee Tuesday evening coped in an…
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