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Santa Monica Mirror Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Valerie Baker has ruled that The City of Santa Monica must print a rebuttal…
Oct 10, 2000Brother of Deceased Cancer Patient and Father of Ailing Baby Bellevue, Washington -Family members of patients wrongfully denied treatment by their HMOs…
Oct 9, 2000San Francisco Chronicle A government watchdog group launched a legal maneuver yesterday to oust one of the state's five utility commissioners because…
Oct 5, 2000In an official filing today with the California Attorney General's office, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) began the legal…
Oct 5, 2000In an official filing today with the California Attorney General's office, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) began the legal…
Oct 4, 2000Consumer Advocates Applaud Commissioner Low's Removal of Legislative Deputy With Close Ties to Insurance Industry
Oct 4, 2000Kansas City Star WASHINGTON - Sen. John Ashcroft is having second thoughts about his opposition to a high-profile bill that would give…
Sep 30, 2000Sacramento Bee California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has launched a statewide probe into whether the parent company of Mercy Healthcare Sacramento violated…
Sep 29, 2000American Healthline In an attempt to reduce the number of uninsured residents, Blue Cross of California proposed yesterday to reduce premiums and…
Sep 29, 2000San Francisco Chronicle Saying it wants to offer cheaper health care to the uninsured, Blue Cross of California proposed premium reductions yesterday…
Sep 28, 2000Stockton Record A second major utility has announced its intention to bill customers for costs associated with this summer's skyrocketing power prices,…
Sep 27, 2000San Diego Union Tribune The crisis caused by electrical deregulation -- which has blown budgets across San Diego -- is now leading…
Sep 27, 2000Electricity: Activists push legislators to promise that customers won't be forced to cover rising wholesale costsLos Angeles Times Consumer activists on Tuesday…
Sep 27, 2000The Foundation fort Taxpayer and Consumer Rights warned that Blue Cross of California's move today to substantially cut benefits in its policies…
Sep 27, 2000This Pledge in Support of California Utility Consumers was mailed to all candidates for the State Legislature and the California Congressional delegation.
Sep 26, 2000Pledge Mailed to Every California Incumbent and Candidates
Sep 26, 2000Punitive Measures To Be Taken Against Medicare HMOs That Cherry Pick Yesterday, Vice President Al Gore announced he would first warn, then…
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