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Tribe Donates to Schools Chosen by State Lawmakers SACRAMENTO, CA -- The Barona Band of Mission Indians has made state elected officials…
Jul 18, 2008Executives of California's stem cell agency are planning to hit the road next year resulting in an eye-popping 287 percent increase in…
Jul 18, 2008SACRAMENTO, CA -- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California agreed to pay a combined $13 million-$15 million in fines and…
Jul 18, 2008Two consumer groups that had challenged three key human embryonic stem cell patents held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation said Friday…
Jul 18, 2008Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield also agree to restore coverage to patients whose coverage was canceled after they became ill. Anthem…
Jul 18, 2008“I understand that insurance companies need to protect themselves from fraud,” Congressman Henry Waxman said. “But that is not what happened in…
Jul 18, 2008SANTA MONICA, CA -- Two consumer groups today filed an appeal in their challenge of a controversial patent on human embryonic stem…
Jul 18, 2008LOS ANGELES,CA -- Two of California's biggest health insurers agreed Thursday to collectively pay $13 million and reinstate more than 2,000 insurance…
Jul 18, 2008Gas Prices Fail to Push Most U.S. Drivers to Protest. The national nonprofit Consumer Watchdog recently launched a campaign encouraging consumers to…
Jul 18, 2008Delgadillo's suit contends the company has illegally rescinded the coverage of more than 850 policyholders since 2002. When Blue Shield of California…
Jul 18, 2008Santa Monica, CA -- Governor Schwarzenegger and regulators announced a company-friendly settlement with Blue Shield today on the heels of a new…
Jul 17, 2008When summer temperatures rise in Orange County, you pay more at the pump for your gas, according to the California Energy Commission.…
Jul 17, 2008WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: To our viewers, you're in THE SITUATION ROOM. You may have noticed the cost of electricity is rising…
Jul 17, 2008Last week, Allstate was ordered by the Insurance Commissioner to reduce its homeowners insurance rates by approximately $242 million - an average…
Jul 17, 2008ANCHOR: DEBORAH ROBERTS / REPORTER: ELISABETH LEAMY DEBORAH ROBERTS (ABC NEWS): (Off-camera) Now a 'GMA" 'Consumer Alert." Should safe drivers who drive…
Jul 17, 2008The consumer price index, used to gauge inflation, has jumped 5% since June 2007. Figuring it out means the Bureau of Labor…
Jul 17, 2008The Harvard School of Public Health and Massachusetts’ Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation trumpeted the results of a poll today that found...
Jul 16, 2008California stem cell agency Chairman Bob Klein has stepped down as president of the stem cell advocacy and lobbying group Americ...
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