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The insurer that wants to buy CareFirst is praised for its acumen by business analysts but not by doctors.The Baltimore Sun "The…
Apr 21, 2002CPUC - 4/17/02
Apr 18, 2002Los Angeles Times If the California Public Employees' Retirement System--the Goliath of buyers--can get stepped on, then without new controls the little…
Apr 18, 2002Without state oversight, insurers can raise premiums to cover bad investments. The announcement by the nation's second-largest purchaser of health insurance that…
Apr 18, 2002American Health Line As expected, the board of the California Public Employees' Retirement System, the second-largest purchaser of health insurance after the…
Apr 18, 2002The Washington Post Health insurance premiums for California's 1.2 million state employees and retirees are likely to jump a record 25 percent…
Apr 17, 2002Politics: Santa Monica, Pasadena and Claremont delay action on voter-passed limits on gifts or jobs to officials whose actions aided the giver.The…
Apr 17, 2002Megawatt Daily Henry Duque, the sole Republican on the five-member California Public Utilities Commission, said he would appeal a San Francisco Superior…
Apr 17, 2002Health care State employees could pay 25% more next year. Other employers might follow suit.The Orange County Register Health-insurance premiums for public…
Apr 17, 2002American Health Line The California Public Employees' Retirement System, the second-largest purchaser of health care behind the federal government, is expected today…
Apr 17, 2002Bankrupt Utility Opposes ProposalSan Jose Mercury News State utility regulators Monday filed their official plan for repayment of the $13.5 billion that…
Apr 16, 2002Regulators Present Their Proposal, But The Bankrupt Utility Quickly Dismisses It As "Illegal"The Contra Costa Times California regulators presented a plan Monday…
Apr 16, 2002Bankruptcy: Customers would pay $4.7 billion to help restore utility's fiscal health. The firm, activists are both criticalThe Los Angeles Times State…
Apr 16, 2002Energy Daily The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Monday unveiled its version of how PG&E Corp. should get itself out of bankruptcy,…
Apr 16, 2002PUC Plan Illegal Under State Law
Apr 15, 2002The Associated Press State & Local Wire State regulators proposed a plan Monday they said would allow Pacific Gas and Electric Co.…
Apr 15, 2002Megawatt Daily A California consumer group's lawsuit challenging the state Public Utilities Commission's authority to reach court-sanctioned wholesale power-debt recovery deals with…
Apr 15, 2002As HMOs' popularity continues to erode, more plans turn to less-restrictive rules. But with costs rising, what's next?Modern Healthcare It has been…
Apr 15, 2002