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Health profits' limits consideredThe Daily News of Los Angeles Consumer advocates have shown strong support of the bill. The Foundation for Taxpayer…
May 4, 2004Pharma Marketletter (UK) Pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) are virtually unregulated, said Jerry Flanagan of FTCR, who added: "leaving this industry to self-regulate…
May 3, 2004Key Vote This Week on "Prior Approval" of Premiums
May 1, 2004Oakland Tribune Consumer advocates say the first-quarter earnings show the need for passage of legislation that would require Kaiser and other health…
May 1, 2004The Seattle Times The recent spike in gas prices has prompted some pointed criticism among politicians and consumer groups who believe oil…
May 1, 2004A California group is proposing a three-pronged attack to counter the rising price of health care.Governing Magazine - May 2004 FTCR is…
May 1, 2004Senator Boxer Calls on Shell to Answer Questions
Apr 29, 2004Los Angeles Times Boxer said an independent audit was needed because the oil company's credibility had been undermined by its inconsistent statements…
Apr 29, 2004Gas prices artificially inflated, critics claimSan Diego Union-Tribune The profit results have fueled the ire of oil industry critics, who contend that…
Apr 29, 2004San Diego Union Tribune Consumer advocates, meanwhile, who had opposed Nunez's bill, found themselves in agreement with the speaker's criticism. "We are…
Apr 29, 2004Marketplace - National Public Radio Mad doctors disease is out of control. Striking doctors are not targeting insurance companies even though their…
Apr 29, 2004Marketplace - National Public Radio Mad doctors disease is out of control. Striking doctors are not targeting insurance companies even though their…
Apr 29, 2004Hartford Courant (Connecticut) Health Net Inc., one of California's biggest health insurers, is being sued by a consumer group for using a…
Apr 28, 2004Los Angeles Times A consumer group's lawsuit alleges that Health Net Inc., one of California's largest medical insurers, failed to provide public…
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