Healthcare
Reduce your risk in the managed care jungle.
RN "This court had no choice but to pluck ... [the plaintiff's] case out of the state court in which she sought…
Mar 1, 2001Consumer Watchdog
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Insurance
HOW THE WASHINGTON EARTHQUAKE WILL AFFECT INSURANCE COMPANIES AND INVESTORS
CNBC News Aftershocks do continue to rumble underneath the Pacific Northwest as officials add up the cost of yesterday's earthquake. Insurance companies…
Mar 1, 2001New Insurance Commissioner Sides with Quackenbush, Insurers
Commr. Low Supports Quackenbush Regulations Allowing Discriminatory, ZIP Code-Based Insurance Rates
Mar 1, 2001
Energy
Bailout Watch #15 – Feb 28, 2001
BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #15 - Feb 28, 2001 Good news: the…
Mar 1, 2001
Energy
Energy Experts Belie Davis’ Rosy Prediction
Summer expected to be crunch timeThe San Francisco Chronicle Gov. Gray Davis' optimistic assessment that California may be on the "back side"…
Feb 28, 2001
Energy
Bailout Watch #14 – Feb 27, 2001
BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #14 - Feb 27, 2001 Public subsidies to…
Feb 28, 2001
Energy
California Senator Announces Plan to Reward Electricity Conservation
San Jose Mercury News In a move that would financially reward consumers for conserving energy, State Sen. Don Perata unveiled a proposal…
Feb 27, 2001
Insurance
Bailout Watch #13 – Feb 26, 2001
BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #13 - Feb 26, 2001 SPECIAL EDITION: Davis…
Feb 27, 2001
Privacy
West Zone: Calif. HMO Dept. Intervenes
American Banker-Bond Buyer The California Dept. of Managed Health Care has decided to put itself in the precarious position of arbiter in…
Feb 26, 2001
Energy
Under plan, utility customers would get rebates
Sacramento Bee Customers of California's three private electric utilities would get rebates for conservation this summer under a proposal by Sen. Don…
Feb 26, 2001
Healthcare
Access to arbitration records sought
Modern Healthcare Sparking outrage from health plans, two California consumer groups have filed a petition to make records of arbitration hearings between…
Feb 26, 2001
Energy
DAVIS STRIKES DEAL WITH EDISON TO BUY GRID
STATE WOULD PAY $2.76 BILLION FOR GRID AND GUARANTEE BAILOUT BONDS. BUT THE PACT IS MET WITH MUCH SKEPTICISM AND PG&E IS…
Feb 25, 2001
Energy
Edison to sell lines, Davis says
The San Diego Union-Tribune Reaching the first of three accords needed for his power-grid takeover plan, Gov. Gray Davis announced yesterday he…
Feb 24, 2001
Energy
EDISON BUYOUT CLOSE
STATE OKS $2.76 BILLION TO ACQUIRE POWER LINESThe Daily News of Los Angeles Gov. Gray Davis announced Friday that the state has…
Feb 24, 2001
Energy
Davis reaches tentative deal with Edison to buy power lines
San Jose Mercury News After weeks of anticipation, Gov. Gray Davis emerged from high-stakes talks aimed at rescuing the state's two largest…
Feb 24, 2001
Energy
Davis reaches deal with Edison to buy transmission lines for $2.7 billion
Contra Costa Times Gov. Gray Davis has reached agreement with Southern California Edison for the state to buy its transmission lines for…
Feb 24, 2001
Energy
Bailout Watch #12 – Feb 23, 2001
BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #12 - Feb 23, 2001 Stick this in…
Feb 24, 2001
Healthcare
THROW LIGHT ON HMO COMPLAINTS
Los Angeles Times EditorialLos Angeles Times Last month the state Supreme Court essentially prohibited health plans from sealing medical records involved in…
Feb 23, 2001