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Associated Press California's insurance commissioner grilled executives from Anthem Inc. and WellPoint Health Networks Inc. Friday, saying plans to create the nation's…
Jun 25, 2004Associated Press California's campaign watchdog voted Friday to limit the size of donations to candidate-controlled ballot measure committees, closing a loophole that's…
Jun 25, 2004United Press International HMO executives should not be allowed to feed at the trough at the expense of California patients and business…
Jun 25, 2004California issues demands on execs' compensation, Blue's profitsThe Indianapolis Star California regulators may demand further concessions from Anthem before approving its takeover…
Jun 25, 2004Amid criticism, state HMO regulators will take testimony on the proposed $16 billion purchase by Anthem.Los Angeles Times The department's decision to…
Jun 24, 2004Ventura County Star In advance of his department's Friday hearing, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi posted on his department's Web site Wednesday the…
Jun 24, 2004The Fair Political Practices Commission ("FPPC") will vote this Friday on a regulation which would interpret Prop 34's limits on contributions to…
Jun 24, 2004With the state courts now closed off to aggrieved managed care patients, the only real remedy may lie with Congress, which has…
Jun 23, 2004PROPOSAL: Coverage cuts in response to claims spur drive for legislation.Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA) "Insurance companies are punishing consumers if they have…
Jun 23, 2004Sacramento Bee The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights released an itemized list Tuesday of more than $500,000 in campaign contributions the…
Jun 23, 2004The San Diego Union-Tribune "The insurance industry plays the game that fire survivors can't afford to," said Doug Heller, executive director of…
Jun 23, 2004KERO Insider Says Shell Planned To Manipulate PricesKERO - The Bakersfield Channel (Bakersfield, CA) The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights is…
Jun 22, 2004Dow Jones Newswires Jerry Flanagan, consumer rights spokesman with FTCR, said it's disappointing that the Bush administration filed an amicus brief in…
Jun 22, 2004No damages when coverage denied for recommended careSan Francisco Chronicle Few suits have been reported under the California law. Consumer advocates, like…
Jun 22, 2004San Diego Union Tribune "Now there is no longer a legal deterrent to HMOs that cut cost corners by overriding physicians' decisions,"…
Jun 22, 2004Documents suggest company already planned summer refinery slowdownThe Orange County Register (California) Jamie Court, president of the Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer…
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