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Study is state's first look at new process of handling disputes. The industry and consumer advocates disagree on significance.Los Angeles Times Using…
Jun 11, 2001Associated Press A new state law allowing patients to sue health maintenance organizations has not resulted in a flood of lawsuits as…
Jun 11, 2001The San Diego Union-Tribune SDG&E customers begin treading a path today to two rate increases likely to raise their bills 35 percent,…
Jun 11, 2001Standardization urged for Calif.'s Medi-Cal providersModern Healthcare Data exchange for California's Medicaid managed-care programs is so complex that it may be difficult…
Jun 11, 2001State Agencies, Consumer Group, Physicians Unveil Free California Patient Guide California patients facing problems with their HMO, concerns over their medical privacy,…
Jun 11, 2001New power bills based on a tier system are hitting PG&E and Southern California Edison customers.The Fresno Bee The latest bad news…
Jun 9, 2001Consumers on tight budgets face crises. Requests for aid flood agencies, but many of those eligible for discount programs are not signing…
Jun 8, 2001Plan also included buying Edison firmThe San Francisco Chronicle State lawmakers quietly circulated a proposal last month that California's government buy Pacific…
Jun 8, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #52 - Jun 07, 2001 Supply and Demand…
Jun 7, 2001Probes Pursuing allegations of price-fixing and other misdeeds produces frustration, friction.The Orange County Register Detectives would seem to be tripping over each…
Jun 7, 2001Runaway market coming under control, they say, with 43% of daily need accounted for. They now can turn down offers they deem…
Jun 7, 2001The San Diego Union-Tribune Experts say state electricity prices are falling because of a surprising level of hydropower, cooler weather, increased supplies…
Jun 7, 2001Consumer Federation Credits Proposition Passed in 1988; Insurers DisagreeWashington Post Proposition 103, the 1988 California voter initiative that insurers said would be…
Jun 7, 2001Los Angeles Daily News While Californians are paying dearly for gasoline, the cost of car insurance has shown a long-term decline while…
Jun 7, 2001Copley News Service Experts say state electricity prices are falling because of a surprising level of hydropower, cooler weather, increased supplies and…
Jun 7, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #51 - Jun 06, 2001 Blink? Energy prices…
Jun 6, 2001New Study Shows Proposition 103 Saved Californians $23 Billion 1989-1998
Jun 6, 2001Did President Bush Blunder in Not Helping California With Its Energy Crisis?Fox News Network - THE O'REILLY FACTOR In the "Unresolved Problems"…
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