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Los Angeles Times One of the most hard-nosed of all the health plans, Blue Cross of California, has yielded ground in recent…
Dec 31, 1998Suit Alleges More than 10,000 Secret Rate Actions in Past Two Years
Dec 15, 1998Associated Press Twenty-two California health maintenance organizations, which cover nearly all of the state's HMO members, have agreed to allow patients who…
Dec 4, 1998Utility Companies Falsely Claim Sierra Club Opposition to Prop. 9 in S. F. Democratic Club Mailing
Oct 29, 1998Los Angeles Times My problem, I began, clearly and to the point, is David Horowitz. Not Horowitz in any personal way--I barely…
Oct 28, 1998Associated Press Under the settlement signed Friday, the insurer will notify about 9,000 policyholders that they are eligible for independent inspections of…
Oct 26, 1998Angry Consumers Demand That Utility Spokesman Stop Calling Himself A
Oct 23, 1998Failure to Enforce Prop 103 Cost Motorists $5.2 Billion
Oct 21, 1998Utilities Hire Sen. Peace's Firm to Produce Propaganda
Oct 20, 1998David Horowitz Earns $106,000 from Utility-Funded Campaign
Oct 9, 1998While Commissioner Claims He's Only Going After Drunk Drivers, Even Insurance Industry Lobbyists Admit Sober Drivers Are Real Target
Oct 7, 1998State Agency Approves Regulations Making it Easier for Auto Insurers to Cancel Policies
Oct 6, 1998In 1998, FTCR co-sponsored a ballot measure to fight the ratepayer bailout required by the 1996 deregulation law. Utilities spent over $40…
Oct 1, 19981998 Annual Report
Oct 1, 1998Consumer Advocates Call It Payback for
Oct 1, 1998