Healthcare
Are Patients Now Corporate Chattel?
The sale of "covered lives," as patients are called in the industry, without the sale of a company, a bankruptcy, or a…
Jul 18, 2000Consumer Watchdog
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President Asked to End Practice of Patient Dumping by Medicare HMOs;
Group Calls For Executive Order Implementing "All Or Nothing Policy" The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) wrote President Clinton today…
Jul 18, 2000
Healthcare
United to Shift its Members to Blue Shield
San Diego Union-Tribune The 225,000 members of United Healthcare, a subsidiary of the United Health Group, will be moved to Blue Shield…
Jul 15, 2000
Healthcare
INSURERS SET TO TRADE 225,000 MEMBERS
UNITED HEALTHCARE, BLUE SHIELD IN DEALSacramento Bee The nation's No. 2 health insurance company plans to pass off about 225,000 members to…
Jul 15, 2000United Healthcare Should Not Turn California Patients Over To Blue Shield
State Regulators Must Step In And Stop Bait & Switch Deal
Jul 14, 2000
Insurance
Consumer Group Wants Northridge Settlements Tossed Out
BestDay News Settlements made between former California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush and insurers accused of mishandling Northridge earthquake claims should be thrown…
Jul 11, 2000
Energy
S.D. urged to make best of a bad electric deal
Long-term contract would lock in pricesSan Diego Union Tribune The proponents of electrical deregulation in California -- who promised that open markets…
Jul 8, 2000
Insurance
Ex-aide: Quackenbush knew all — Grays will testify to investigators, lawyer says
Sacramento Bee Former Deputy Insurance Commissioner George Grays will tell federal and state investigators that Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush personally quarterbacked efforts…
Jul 7, 2000
Insurance
State calls on McGeorge prof
Interim insurance chief vows restored trustSacramento Bee In a move intended to douse lingering whiffs of scandal at the Department of Insurance,…
Jul 6, 2000Largest National Provider of Court Reporting Services Threatens To Sue Consumer Group for Disclosing Secret Deals
Group Sees Threat as an Attempt to Stifle Debate on an Important Civil Justice Issue The nation's largest court reporting company has…
Jul 6, 2000
In The News
Discrimination and the Gene Code
Kansas City Starr When I was a student, one of my closer friends was Darryl, a self-described black nationalist who was the…
Jul 2, 2000
Insurance
Insurance Reform in California: The 1988 Insurance Wars
California is the single biggest market for insurance in the nation. Between 1985 and 1987, insurance premiums in California rose dramatically. In…
Jul 1, 2000
Insurance
New Program Offers Car Insurance For Low-Income Drivers
Los Angeles Times In a move to provide affordable auto insurance, state Sen. Martha Escutia (D-Montebello) and consumer advocates announced Friday a…
Jul 1, 2000
Insurance
New California Department of Managed Care To Open Saturday
Associated Press The new state Department of Managed Health Care, part of an overhaul of the beleaguered HMO system, opens Saturday, with…
Jun 30, 2000
Insurance
Low-income car insurance program tested on West Coast
Associated Press A plan to reduce the number of uninsured motorists by lowering premiums in Los Angeles and San Francisco begins Saturday…
Jun 30, 2000
Insurance
California Offers Low-Cost Auto Insurance to Poor Motorists
CNN -- The World Today While you're on the crowded highways this weekend, you might stop to consider whether the drivers around…
Jun 30, 2000Letter to New CA Dept. Of Managed Care Director: Be Humble As Servant & Arrogant As Champion
Congratulations. Tomorrow, when the Department of Managed Care becomes the new HMO regulator in California, you will have the opportunity to fulfill…
Jun 30, 2000“Lifeline” Auto Insurance Available Saturday, July 1
Historic Insurance Program Will Make Auto Policies Available to Poor
Jun 30, 2000