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Bee EditorialSacramento Bee At the same time legislators express justifiable outrage over the troubling activities of Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush, they've taken…
Jun 26, 2000Los Angeles Times In the so-called "open access" debate, a multimillion-dollar nationwide lobbying battle pitting cable companies against Internet service providers, Horowitz…
Jun 26, 2000Sacramento Bee Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush has taken campaign contributions at least nine times from companies that were either under investigation or…
Jun 25, 2000She testifies Monday -- Quackenbush aides also subpoenaedSan Francisco Chronicle The woman who has emerged as the key whistle blower in the…
Jun 24, 2000Scandal: Staffer provided documents, saying she could no longer tolerate misconduct.Los Angeles Times A senior lawyer for the state Department of Insurance,…
Jun 23, 2000San Francisco Chronicle Still more questions popping up about Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush's self- serving use of nonprofit "consumer education'' foundations that…
Jun 23, 2000Legislators look at his links to title firmsSan Francisco Chronicle State Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush, already in hot water for going soft…
Jun 21, 2000San Francisco Chronicle A Sacramento judge yesterday ordered a foundation set up by Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush to cease operations, saying continued…
Jun 21, 2000Sacramento Bee The state's new HMO czar hasn't levied a single fine or issued even one formal recommendation yet, but the health…
Jun 19, 2000New York Times WHICH side are you on?" goes an old union song. It's a question patients might be asking their doctors…
Jun 18, 2000Sacramento Bee The HMO-bashing Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights is offering supporters of its cause a way to express themselves via…
Jun 18, 2000Los Angeles Times It would seem to be an ideal solution for cash-strapped drivers: Just as auto insurance premiums are poised to…
Jun 16, 2000Sacramento Bee Legal documents filed Thursday by state Attorney General Bill Lockyer argue that a foundation set up by state Insurance Commissioner…
Jun 16, 2000Say Quackenbush should leave office in growing scandalSan Diego Union Tribune A majority of Californians have concluded that embattled Insurance Commissioner Chuck…
Jun 15, 2000Sacramento Bee Two Los Angeles residents filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to force Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush and others to personally repay…
Jun 15, 2000Press-Enterprise EditorialRiverside Press-Enterprise At this point, it would be foolhardy to predict that we've heard all we are going to hear about…
Jun 14, 2000Bee EditorialSacramento Bee Something happened Monday to remind us what is at the heart of this scandal: real people, the thousands of…
Jun 14, 2000USA Today Wall Street gave the Supreme Court's decision on managed care a thumbs up Monday, but HMOs' legal battles are far…
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