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Associated Press Their departures led consumer groups to wonder if the new members might skew toward business interests, but Schwarzenegger said in…
Dec 16, 2004Sacramento Bee Some consumer advocates argued that the free-market system would invite a repeat of the energy crisis, during which merchant generators…
Dec 16, 2004Pharmaceutical and Insurance Reforms Could Save System Billions, Medical Liability Limits Won't Help
Dec 15, 2004The company is negotiating exclusively with an investment firm to sell its Bakersfield refinery, sources say.Los Angeles Times "With the extra three…
Dec 10, 2004Governor reports how much he paid and gave to charitySacramento Bee "He's releasing the numerator but not the denominator," said Jamie Court,…
Dec 9, 2004At the Governor's Conference on Women and Families this morning a group of nurses protesting Arnold's decision to gut the state's nurse…
Dec 8, 2004Shell refinery in Bakersfield, CA reaches pact with EPA to stay openThe Bakersfield Californian Shell critic Jamie Court said Monday that Shell's…
Dec 7, 2004The San Diego Union-Tribune Loretta Lynch leaves the CPUC as a commissioner at year's end vilified by energy companies and applauded by…
Dec 7, 2004On Wednesday, thousands of Registered Nurses converged on the state capitol building in Sacramento in an angry and defiant protest against the…
Dec 7, 2004
By Laura B. Benko, GALE ONFILE https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA126018328&sid=sitemap&v=2.1&it=r&p=HRCA&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E4daaaeb2&aty=open-web-entry It’s official: There’s a new world order in the health insurance industry. Modern Healthcare After…
Dec 6, 2004The Los Angeles Times Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has called for workers' comp premium reductions totaling 22% to match the savings by…
Dec 3, 2004Corporate reformer Sean Harrigan says that Arnold was the hand behind his ouster from his position as President of the California Public…
Dec 2, 2004Will allow people to get free credit reports & help combat the growing identity theft crisisCBS-TV National Evening News "It will give…
Dec 1, 2004State unveils plans to use new fundsThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution A California-based consumer group, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, noted the…
Dec 1, 2004Anthem, WellPoint clear Georgia hurdle. Sacramento Bee Anthem Inc. and WellPoint Health Networks Inc. completed their $16.5 billion merger on Tuesday, after…
Dec 1, 2004Deal creates the biggest U.S. health insurer. One executive says members can expect more choices but not lower prices.The Los Angeles Times…
Dec 1, 2004Golden Parachutes Cost Seniors & Patients in Higher Drug Prices
Nov 30, 2004Associated Press Jerry Flanagan of FTCR said the millions of dollars to improve health care in two states was "chump change" compared…
Nov 30, 2004