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The Associated Press Aetna Inc., still mending fences with physicians over its managed care policies, on Thursday appointed a California HMO executive…
Mar 15, 2001Sacramento Bee Several lawmakers urged the California Supreme Court on Tuesday to review a state insurance regulation that allows good drivers to…
Mar 14, 2001The Daily News of Los Angeles Gov. Gray Davis ordered a 20 percent rebate Tuesday for customers of the state's three private…
Mar 14, 2001In rare move, legislators call on Supreme Court to review insurance caseThe Recorder A group of lawmakers Tuesday took the rare step…
Mar 14, 2001San Jose Mercury News Calling it a "patriotic duty" to save energy during the state's ongoing power crunch, Gov. Gray Davis unveiled…
Mar 14, 2001Associated Press In a move that could force out-of-state power suppliers to open their books and justify their profits, the state Senate…
Mar 14, 2001The Recorder A group of lawmakers Tuesday took the rare step of calling on the California Supreme Court to review whether insurance…
Mar 14, 2001The Oaks Project fulfills mutual needs: the need of citizens to feel that they can make a difference. And our need to…
Mar 13, 2001Fifteen Year Battle for Fair Insurance Rates Comes Down to One Decision
Mar 13, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #20 - Mar 12, 2001 Busting the supply…
Mar 13, 2001Modern Physician California's managed care chief plans to evaluate health plan arbitration but has no plans to comply with a consumer group's…
Mar 12, 2001Sacramento Bee Nearly everyone has an idea for responding to California's energy crisis
Mar 12, 2001Insurance rates should be based on record and experience, not ZIP code -- San Jose Mercury News EditorialSan Jose Mercury News MORE…
Mar 12, 2001The Daily News of Los Angeles TIMES of crisis like California's current energy shortages test our leaders' skill to sail the ship…
Mar 11, 2001San Jose Mercury News In the strongest indication yet that California's energy market is being manipulated, federal regulators said Friday that electricity…
Mar 10, 2001The Orange County Register Californians' electricity bills could climb 15 percent beyond the back-to-back increases already facing ratepayers as a result of…
Mar 10, 2001Firms ordered to justify high ratesThe San Francisco Chronicle Federal regulators warned power companies yesterday that they may have to refund $69…
Mar 10, 2001Contra Costa Times A federal panel that has staunchly defended the free market in the face of a collapsing electricity deregulation scheme…
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