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A consumer group wants legislation to regulate premium hikes.The Sacramento Bee A California consumer advocacy group Thursday called for legislation to limit…
Dec 6, 2002Prop 103 Blocks $2,000/Year Rate Increase for 9,100 California Doctors
Dec 5, 2002FTCR Calls For 'Prior Approval' of HMO Rates
Dec 5, 2002Associated Press California's biggest HMOs are getting richer even as rising medical costs strain the budgets of their customers, according to financial…
Dec 5, 2002Blue Shield CEO Pushes An HMO's Dream Plan: Universal Health Care Without Cost Controls Health care advocates lauded Blue Shield's initiative but…
Dec 4, 2002Many Policyholders Losing Coverage, Others Facing Steep Rate Hikes
Dec 4, 2002Associated Press State & Local Wire State officials said they are receiving an increasing number of complaints from consumers about the cost…
Dec 4, 2002The San Francisco Chronicle The head of one of California's largest insurance companies said Tuesday that the state should provide health coverage…
Dec 4, 2002San Jose Mercury News The proposal by Bruce Bodaken, CEO and chairman of Blue Shield of California, would use a combination of…
Dec 4, 2002Associated Press Almost everyone agrees California's health care system is hurting badly, but are enough businesses and consumers ready to accept the…
Dec 4, 2002Terrorism Insurance Bill Overrides State Regulation FTCR condemned the federal terrorism insurance bill, signed by President Bush today, as an unnecessary bailout…
Nov 26, 2002The Sacramento Bee While individuals are losing liberties, such as protection from search and seizure under secret spy court rulings, corporations are…
Nov 22, 2002Sacramento Bee The California Supreme Court on Wednesday took over a dispute in which federal judges appeared ready to slap down plans…
Nov 21, 2002The Associated Press Some insurance companies are trying yet another tactic to drive down health care costs, using tiered medical coverage to…
Nov 21, 2002David Kravets, Associated Press WriterAssociated Press State & Local Wire The California Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether power regulators unlawfully…
Nov 21, 2002Group Sees Billions in Refunds to Ratepayers The California Supreme Court today announced it will decide whether the California Public Utilities Commission…
Nov 20, 2002This week Eli Lilly and other large American corporations hijacked the "Homeland Security" legislation to win the right to be free from…
Nov 20, 2002Consumer Group Says Republicans Leverage Fear of Terrorism to Create New Corporate Protections
Nov 18, 2002