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The Sacramento Bee Sponsors of a bill that would have allowed patients to avoid mandatory arbitration in certain HMO disputes blamed powerful…
Jun 27, 2002The San Francisco Chronicle The "walks" continue. Two significant bills were killed on reconsideration in Assembly committees Tuesday, with pivotal blocs of…
Jun 27, 2002Claim LA Labor Chief Miguel Contreras Said Killing Voluntary Arbitration Top Priority Los Angeles area Democrats claim they refused to vote on…
Jun 26, 2002San Gabriel Valley Tribune Legislation narrowly approved last week by the state Senate that would require corporate executives to report a company's…
Jun 26, 2002When the going gets tough, more and more lawmakers are taking a walkThe San Francisco Chronicle An outbreak of spinelessness has struck…
Jun 25, 2002Philadelphia Inquirer Just when the anti-HMO movie "John Q" was well on its way to the bottom shelves of video stores, along…
Jun 25, 2002The Sacramento Bee Henry Duque, who was kicked off the California Public Utilities Commission three months ago for violating state conflict of…
Jun 25, 2002Rising malpractice premiums may force some doctors to stop delivering babiesDayton Daily News Miami Valley physicians say rising malpractice premiums soon will…
Jun 23, 2002The San Francisco Chronicle Two top executives at Kaiser Permanente will leave July 1, including its California division president, whose job has…
Jun 22, 2002American Health Line The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday upheld state laws that allow patients an independent second opinion when an HMO denies…
Jun 21, 2002The Los Angeles Times Patients whose health maintenance organizations deny them a medical treatment or drug benefit have a right to a…
Jun 21, 2002The Daily News of Los Angeles In a victory for patients and a serious blow to the managed-care industry, a closely divided…
Jun 21, 2002The San Francisco Chronicle The busy U.S. Supreme Court also delivered a strong ruling for patients' rights Thursday. The justices upheld laws…
Jun 21, 2002The San Diego Union-Tribune In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that states can force health plans to pay…
Jun 21, 2002The San Francisco Chronicle States can entitle patients to a second medical opinion if their HMO refuses to pay for treatment, a…
Jun 21, 2002Senate measure would compel corporate officers to report any illegal activities they hear aboutContra Costa Times Consumer advocates hailed the passage of…
Jun 21, 2002Whistle-blower measure an outgrowth of corporate scandalsThe San Francisco Chronicle Despite warnings that California could become a land of snitches, the state…
Jun 21, 2002Barbara Feder Ostrov & Julie Sevrens LyonsSan Jose Mercury News Some California HMOs are falling short on their mandate to provide good…
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