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Bill To Ban Junk Health Insurance That Left Three Patients With $680K In Medical Bills Moves Closer to Passage;
AB 2281 Caps Patients' Out of Pocket Health Care Costs
May 17, 2006Florida Orders Mercury General Units To Return More Than $2 Million To Policyholders
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Two Mercury General Corp. subsidiaries have been ordered to pay more than $2 million in refunds to policyholders for…
May 17, 2006Gasoline Costs Fall Slightly in State;
Pump prices average $3.33, a weekly survey shows. It's unclear how long the break will last.The Los Angeles Times Muddying the picture…
May 16, 2006Races to Put a New Face on Capitol;
With term limits, the Assembly will see an influx of newcomers, while a band of moderates seeks Senate seats held by liberals.The…
May 15, 2006Health bill caught in lobbying game
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri) For starters, Blue Cross's decision to sit this round out helped clear the path for Thursday's Senate vote;…
May 14, 2006U.S. Senate Stops Junk Health Insurance Proposal
May 11, 2006INSURERS’ CONSOLIDATION FUELS DEBATE OVER RISING U.S. HEALTH COSTS
BestWire Despite health plans' historically high profit margins, premiums for patients keep rising without an expansion of benefits, Rohack said in his…
May 11, 2006KATRINA AFTERMATH; Homeowners tell State Farm that one size doesn’t fit all;
Lawsuit accuses insurer of using a single report to deny many claimsThe Houston Chronicle A lawsuit filed Tuesday by nearly 700 Gulf…
May 10, 2006Anti-gouging laws don’t cut gas prices;
State probed 50 potential cases; no chargesTHE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "It's the oil companies who are getting fat and rich, and they're…
May 10, 2006Group Calls on Commissioner Candidates To Stand Behind Garamendi Insurance Regulations To Protect Integrity of Office
Voters' Trust Is At Stake After Attempt to Extort Garamendi
May 10, 2006