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…
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The sale of "covered lives," as patients are called in the industry, without the sale of a company, a bankruptcy, or a…
Jul 18, 2000Group Calls For Executive Order Implementing "All Or Nothing Policy" The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) wrote President Clinton today…
Jul 18, 2000San 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, 2000UNITED 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, 2000State Regulators Must Step In And Stop Bait & Switch Deal
Jul 14, 2000BestDay News Settlements made between former California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush and insurers accused of mishandling Northridge earthquake claims should be thrown…
Jul 11, 2000Long-term contract would lock in pricesSan Diego Union Tribune The proponents of electrical deregulation in California -- who promised that open markets…
Jul 8, 2000Sacramento Bee Former Deputy Insurance Commissioner George Grays will tell federal and state investigators that Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush personally quarterbacked efforts…
Jul 7, 2000Interim insurance chief vows restored trustSacramento Bee In a move intended to douse lingering whiffs of scandal at the Department of Insurance,…
Jul 6, 2000Group Sees Threat as an Attempt to Stifle Debate on an Important Civil Justice Issue The nation's largest court reporting company has…
Jul 6, 2000Kansas City Starr When I was a student, one of my closer friends was Darryl, a self-described black nationalist who was the…
Jul 2, 2000California is the single biggest market for insurance in the nation. Between 1985 and 1987, insurance premiums in California rose dramatically. In…
Jul 1, 2000Los Angeles Times In a move to provide affordable auto insurance, state Sen. Martha Escutia (D-Montebello) and consumer advocates announced Friday a…
Jul 1, 2000Associated Press The new state Department of Managed Health Care, part of an overhaul of the beleaguered HMO system, opens Saturday, with…
Jun 30, 2000Associated Press A plan to reduce the number of uninsured motorists by lowering premiums in Los Angeles and San Francisco begins Saturday…
Jun 30, 2000CNN -- The World Today While you're on the crowded highways this weekend, you might stop to consider whether the drivers around…
Jun 30, 2000Congratulations. Tomorrow, when the Department of Managed Care becomes the new HMO regulator in California, you will have the opportunity to fulfill…
Jun 30, 2000Historic Insurance Program Will Make Auto Policies Available to Poor
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