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Several states criticize Enzi health insurance bill
Associated Press In a letter to Enzi last month, California Attorney General Bill Lockyear: "As you are aware, there is a proliferation…
Apr 18, 2006United Health’s Profit Up 21% — Lounge Lizards Say “Go Ahead & Die”
Mergers, Privatized Medicare Drug Program & Greed Fuel Health Care Costs Increases
Apr 18, 2006Health-insurer mergers’ murky effects;
Insurers' consolidation not clearly linked to cost woesMarketWatch/Dow Jones Still, health insurers wield more influence through their market position than hospitals when…
Apr 17, 2006L.A. MORTGAGES FUTURE;
BOND PROJECTS RAISE PROPERTY TAXES 10 PERCENT SINCE 1989The Daily News of Los Angeles "Bonds are large-scale versions of credit cards, and…
Apr 16, 2006For $10,000, you get…
Sacramento Bee (California) What is wrong with this picture? Plenty, if you think that public stewards of taxpayer money should keep at…
Apr 16, 2006Refiners Enjoying Bigger Profits;
Estimates show earnings at the state's gasoline producers have doubled since January while average pump prices creep toward $3 a gallon.Los Angeles…
Apr 16, 2006Canciamilla takes insurance money & co-sponsors insurance company bill
Contra Costa Times (California) Meanwhile, Assemblyman Joe Canciamilla, D-Pittsburg, ran afoul of a watchdog group when he co-sponsored a bill to delay…
Apr 15, 2006Forget Liability Caps, Focus On Accreditation
Insurance companies set premium rates based on the stock market, not caps. When the market is bad and investment returns are low,…
Apr 15, 2006County health budget in crisis
San Gabriel Valley Tribune (California) "The pressure to squeeze out $300 million in savings could pinch patients unless the county proceeds with…
Apr 13, 2006Health plan to cut deficit;
Focus of L.A. County proposal on standardizing careThe Daily News of Los Angeles "The pressure to squeeze out $300 million (annually) in…
Apr 13, 2006Health care for all in Mass.;
A law signed yesterday calls for the 515,000 uninsured residents to have insurance by 2010.The Philadelphia Inquirer Critics claim the new law…
Apr 13, 2006The legal lock on stem cells;
Two patents that cover key research areas are setting back science.The Los Angeles Times California doesn't have a lot of room to…
Apr 12, 2006Genentech’s Profit Up 48% On the Backs of Cancer Patients
Consumer Group Calls for Fair Pricing of Drugs Developed With Taxpayer Grants
Apr 11, 2006Stem Cell Institute Awards 1st Grants;
Roughly $12.1 million from private sources will jump-start research as the organization's ability to issue bonds is determined in court.The Los Angeles…
Apr 11, 2006