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Critics say Kaiser is trying to intimidate the state's top healthcare official. The company questions the use of a Medicare case to…
Dec 10, 2001Federal court Judge Ronald Lew ruled today that California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) Director Daniel Zingale was not in contempt…
Dec 10, 2001Six years ago its prognosis was poor. Today its expansion is being cheered by investors and challenged by consumer advocates.Los Angeles Times…
Dec 9, 2001Firm is trying to overturn the young agency's $1.1-million fine for alleged fatal lapses in care.Los Angeles Times Kaiser Permanente, the state's…
Dec 7, 2001Claims Not To Dispute Facts In Patients' Death, Just Any Obligation Under State Law n yesterday's administrative hearing in Oakland regarding a…
Dec 5, 2001United Press International Enron's dramatic plunge into bankruptcy this week has stirred up visceral emotions over more than just the images of…
Dec 4, 2001Collapse will not halt pressure for changeFinancial Times (London) Enron's collapse is unlikely to reverse the steady march towards a deregulated US…
Dec 3, 2001Enron Was Done in By Its Own Greed; California, Nation Should Put a Halt to Energy Deregulation
Dec 3, 2001The Fresno Bee One issue on the street this holiday season seems something like belief in the anti-Santa. Do you or did…
Dec 2, 2001Los Angeles Times A consumer group asked state Insurance Commissioner Harry Low to stop approving insurance rate hikes, saying a moratorium is…
Nov 30, 2001One of the major reforms implemented by California voters with the passage of Proposition 103 in 1988 was the creation of a…
Nov 29, 2001Department of Insurance Must Set Rules to Protect Consumers With a spate of insurers demanding rate increases, a consumer group called on…
Nov 29, 2001Associated Press The director of the state's Department of Managed Health Care was ordered Wednesday to appear in federal court to answer…
Nov 28, 2001Both companies are prominent players in the state's power market. The move to combine their strength is raising some concerns.Los Angeles Times…
Nov 25, 2001San Antonio Express-News After having to scrounge for enough electricity to keep the lights on this year, this state could find itself…
Nov 24, 2001SF Chronicle EditorialSan Francisco Chronicle What will it take to restore respect to the scandal-tainted office of state insurance commissioner? One starting…
Nov 23, 2001Governor Davis Must Renegotiate Power Contracts, PUC Must Retroactively Ban "Direct Access" to Save $4 Billion Wasted on Energy Surplus
Nov 23, 2001Contra Costa Times The dramatic fall of Enron Corp., the Houston trading firm that pioneered and profited from increased competition in the…
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