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Sacramento, CA -- Late yesterday Assemblyman Hector De La Torre agreed to four key amendments to his bill, AB 1945, which would…
Jun 25, 2008David Jensen, has been beating up on the California stem cell agency on his blog, The California Stem Cell...
Jun 24, 2008California's stem cell oversight committee takes up the agency's 2008-2009 $13.04 million budget at its ...
Jun 24, 2008I went to a Department of Insurance workshop yesterday to talk about what’s been dubbed “Pay as you drive” insurance. What that…
Jun 24, 2008SACRAMENTO, CA -- Even as a non-candidate, Republican California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is still raising millions of dollars each year for ballot…
Jun 24, 2008New Legislation Aims at Taming Energy Markets; Consumer Watchdog Decries Likely Lack of Senate, White House Support Santa Monica, CA -- U.S.…
Jun 23, 2008Insurers, Satisfied With Getting a Legal Edge Against Patients, Drop Opposition to the Bill Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer Watchdog warned today…
Jun 23, 2008Doctors are supposed to prescribe tests and treatments that are medically necessary for their patients. Health insurers are expected to cover that…
Jun 23, 2008I got this email from AT&T in my inbox yesterday:...
Jun 20, 2008California's Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee approved two bills -- one allowing insurance cmpanies to require spyware to be installed in…
Jun 20, 2008The state Department of Managed Health Care and PacifiCare of California have reached a settlement to reinstate health insurance to 60 PacifiCare…
Jun 20, 2008Santa Monica, CA -- A settlement announced today by California health regulators acknowledged that patients should be able to recover unpaid medical…
Jun 19, 2008Committee Rejects Bill by Mercury Insurance to Block Refunds To Drivers Who Are Illegally Surcharged Santa Monica, CA -- The Senate…
Jun 19, 2008Group Offers Drivers Opportunity to Send ‘Dose of Reality’ to Lawmakers and White House and Demand Action Now, Not Next Year …
Jun 19, 20082 Million California Consumers Will Share in Savings Santa Monica, CA -- Yesterday, Allstate (NYSE: ALL) dismissed its appeal of the $250…
Jun 19, 2008Santa Monica, CA -- California's plans to join in cooperative stem cell research efforts with Canada and the Australian state of Victoria…
Jun 18, 2008Advocates Fear Measure Will Tilt Toward Insurers LOS ANGELES, CA -- A health insurance reform bill, intended to cure the pain of…
Jun 18, 2008Consumer Watchdog Hails Assembly Push Against Sale of Patients' Prescription Information to Marketers; "Big Pharma's Lobbying Steamroller Is Out of Gas," Says…
Jun 17, 2008