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The state insurance chief's move makes the purchase of the health insurer by Anthem Inc. even more uncertain.Los Angeles Times The Santa…
Jul 24, 2004ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY ARE MAKING FRAUD EASIER TO COMMIT, EASIER TO DISCOVERLos Angeles Daily News Jerry Flanagan, a lead advocate at FTCR,…
Jul 24, 2004Decision final, says insurance officialThe Indianapolis Star Indianapolis' chance of becoming home to the country's largest health-benefits company hit a wall Friday…
Jul 24, 2004Arnold looked like the HMOs' Superhero today when his HMO regulator suddenly blessed the nation's largest health insurance acquisition; Anthem's buyout of…
Jul 24, 2004Associated Press Critics suggested that Blue Cross has underpaid insurance taxes by $500 million since it became a for-profit corporation in 1994.…
Jul 23, 2004Plan Allows Businesses to Junk Fax Any Customer From Past Seven Years
Jul 22, 2004Arnold missed the vote on the budget in the Capitol today, deciding instead to meet with San Diegans for lunch at a…
Jul 22, 2004The Los Angeles Times Amount Schwarzenegger has raised for himself and committees he controls since the day he said he doesn't need…
Jul 21, 2004Center for American Progress The state of California put medical malpractice caps in place in 1975. A 1993 study of medical malpractice…
Jul 21, 2004Officials want to give incentives to owners of fuel-efficient vehicles. But transit experts decry a bill that would let solo drivers use…
Jul 20, 2004What they are is tied to who's talkingThe San Francisco Chronicle "He's up to his hips in mud while calling all the…
Jul 20, 2004Fined Aliso Viejo firm countersues to protect its perceived right to send unsolicited fliers. Foes call it intimidation.The Los Angeles Times An…
Jul 19, 2004As Anthem's merger stalls, different theories arise about the holdupThe Indianapolis Star Jerry Flanagan, consumer advocate for the nonprofit FTCR, which has…
Jul 18, 2004In a press conference this evening to explain the budget stalemate, Arnold repeatedly blamed special interests for getting in the way of…
Jul 16, 2004THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER What right do all government officials have that the taxpayers who pay their salaries don't? After two recent rulings…
Jul 15, 2004The Daily News of Los Angeles Jerry Flanagan, lead health care advocate at the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa…
Jul 15, 2004As more comes to light about Arnold's environmental decisions (as opposed to his green-friendly promises) the green luster is starting to fade.…
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