Consumer Advocate Testifies CA Limits For Malpractice Victims Failed; Malpractice Insurers Paid Out Less Than 50% of Premiums To Victims
National Bill Would Hurt Patients, Help Only Insurers' Profits
Jul 17, 2002Consumer Watchdog
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Energy
Duke Prices In California Soared
The Charlotte Observer As California reeled toward blackouts early last year, Duke Energy Corp. raised its wholesale power prices, some nearly sixfold…
Jul 12, 2002
Energy
Shades of Gray Dim Bush’s Speech
St. Petersburg Times Heard the latest flap over the director of a public corporation who sold his shares for $848,560 just before…
Jul 10, 2002Bush Plan for Corporate Reform: Too Little, Too Late
Proposed California Law Would Punish Executive Silence and Stop Fraud Early On
Jul 9, 2002
Energy
State’s Energy Loose Ends Coming to a Head
Orange County Business Journal With federal price caps due to expire on Sept. 30 and the state's authority to buy power set…
Jul 7, 2002
Healthcare
Op-Ed: Let a Public Board Set Health-Care Rates;
Manage hospitals like utilitiesThe Los Angeles Times The only way to ensure access to Los Angeles County's emergency rooms and hospitals is…
Jul 7, 2002
Healthcare
Say It. Ain’t So, Miguel.
L.A.'s top labor leader shills for the HMO vulturesL.A. Weekly When it came to an urgent, no-brainer, pro-consumer reform of some of…
Jul 5, 2002
Privacy
CALIFORNIA HIGHER COURT STAYS DUQUE OUSTER
STATE TELEPHONE REGULATION REPORT A California appeals court stayed a lower court ruling that would have immediately ousted PUC Commissioner Henry Duque…
Jul 5, 2002
Insurance
Transcript Re: Corporate Responsibility
CNN TV - LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE The California Senate passed a law that would hold corporate executives personally liable for failing to…
Jul 3, 2002
Insurance
Editorial – Protect Whistleblowers
The San Francisco Chronicle The state's energy crisis, the collapse of Enron, Arthur Andersen's document shredding and the resulting scandal that cost…
Jul 1, 2002
Energy
CALIFORNIA PUC RETAINS UBS WARBURG TO IMPLEMENT PG&E BANKRUPTCY PLAN
Power Markets Week The California Public Utilities Commission Tuesday retained UBS Warburg to arrange the financing needed to implement its reorganization proposal…
Jul 1, 2002
Energy
No Relief on Rates as Power Costs Fall
California: Increases remain in place despite a sharp drop in market prices. State panel predicts a $2.7-billion windfall for the utilities.The Los…
Jun 30, 2002
Insurance
Telecom Update: CPUC Commissioner Duque Case Stayed
Communications Daily Cal. appeals court stayed lower court ruling that would oust PUC Comr. Henry Duque from office because of financial conflict…
Jun 28, 2002Patients Testify In Support of Legislation Designed to Provide ‘Continuity of Care’ When HMOs And Medical Groups Terminate Contracts
Consumer Group Supports A Davis Administration Plan Designed To Protect Patient Choice; Proposal Includes Access to Vital Medical Records
Jun 27, 2002California Supreme Court Orders CPUC to Respond to Lawsuit By FTCR
Lawsuit challenges the authority of the CPUC to secretly authorize ratepayer bailouts of utility companies
Jun 27, 2002
Healthcare
HMO arbitration reform bill fails — L.A. labor leader is blamed
The Sacramento Bee Sponsors of a bill that would have allowed patients to avoid mandatory arbitration in certain HMO disputes blamed powerful…
Jun 27, 2002
Healthcare
Editorial – Your Legislators In Inaction
The San Francisco Chronicle The "walks" continue. Two significant bills were killed on reconsideration in Assembly committees Tuesday, with pivotal blocs of…
Jun 27, 2002LA Democrats Tank HMO Patients’ Choice of Court By Not Voting;
Claim LA Labor Chief Miguel Contreras Said Killing Voluntary Arbitration Top Priority Los Angeles area Democrats claim they refused to vote on…
Jun 26, 2002