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Texas Sues Farmers Group;
The state accuses the firm of charging higher premiums while reducing coverage.The Los Angeles Times The state of Texas filed a multimillion-dollar…
Aug 6, 2002Will Society Allow Baby Boomers’ Health Care Savings To Go Bust?
Children born in the wake of World War II could now be facing the battle of their lives, simply affording their health…
Aug 2, 2002California’s medical malpractice premiums some of the lowest in the country
National Public Radio - All Things Considered Doctors across the country say the price of malpractice insurance has become unaffordable. As a…
Aug 2, 2002The blame game; The cause of the malpractice insurance crisis depends on who’s doing the talking
Modern Physician As malpractice premiums skyrocket and carriers abandon markets, trial attorneys and insurers are blaming each other for the mess.
Aug 1, 2002Consumer Groups Blame Premium Hikes On Regulatory Inaction
BestWire Faced with steep increases in premium rates across personal and commercial lines, a newly formed coalition of consumer and public interest…
Aug 1, 2002Power Plants Put on Hold;
Lower demand, changing circumstances have companies pulling back from crisis plans.The Los Angeles Times Power companies have delayed or canceled more than…
Jul 30, 2002Power supplier says deal at hand; Williams hails tentative pact in contract dispute
The San Diego Union-Tribune One of the largest providers of electricity to California during the electricity crisis said yesterday it reached a…
Jul 27, 2002Bankruptcy Bill Goes After Consumers in Hard Times, While WorldCom and Enron Remain Protected
Group Calls Bankruptcy Bill Extremely Unfair to Average Americans
Jul 26, 2002Woodland Hills, Calif.-Based Insurer Health Net’s Vital Signs Get Stronger
The Los Angeles Daily News As the clash between capitalism and doing what's right for patients comes under federal scrutiny, companies like…
Jul 26, 2002Bush Favors Limits On Med-Mal Lawsuits
BestWire Bush wants to address the crisis of rising medical-malpractice premiums by putting caps on awards in malpractice lawsuits.
Jul 26, 2002Malpractice: Bush Plan Would Cap Awards In Lawsuits
American Health Line Under Bush's plan, which he will announce at a speech in High Point, N.C., the amount patients could be…
Jul 25, 2002Bush Seeks to Limit Malpractice Suits;
Such a move will turn aspects of the health-care system into an 'even bigger death trap,' one opponent says. But HHS paper…
Jul 25, 2002Bush Expected to Restrict Rights of Innocent Medical Malpractice Victims
Plan Ignores California Experience Where Insurers Got Rich and Patients Got Hurt
Jul 24, 2002