Healthcare
Couple Unaware of Mandatory, Binding Arbitration, Wait 7 Years For Hearing, Only to Lose
Mary Wardlow- Rialto, CA
Apr 12, 2000Consumer Watchdog
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Healthcare
Psychiatrist Fired by Kaiser Sues Over Prescribing Practices
San Francisco Chronicle ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA- A former Kaiser psychiatrist has filed suit against the HMO in state court, charging that he…
Apr 12, 2000
Healthcare
Aetna Pledges Patient Protections Incentives Questioned
USA Today In a closely watched deal, Aetna U.S. Healthcare has agreed to add some modest patient protections, settling a lawsuit brought…
Apr 12, 2000
Healthcare
Child Injured for Life After Botched Birth at HMO, Private Arbitration Allows HMO to Continue Unsafe Ways
Colin McCaffrey- Los Angeles, CA
Apr 11, 2000
Insurance
OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE APPROVES PATIENTS’ RIGHT TO SUE HMOS
BestWire OKLAHOMA CITY (BestWire) - The Oklahoma Legislature has approved a bill that gives patients the right to sue their health maintenance…
Apr 11, 2000
Healthcare
Woman Rejects Insufficient Settlement With HMO, Regrets Decision After Unfair Arbitration
Linda Goldstein- Stevenson Ranch, CA
Apr 10, 2000
Insurance
EARTHQUAKE FOUNDATION’S GIFT SCRUTINIZED
Los Angeles Times A nonprofit foundation that state Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush created with insurance company contributions for earthquake research gave $…
Apr 10, 2000
Insurance
Controversial fund’s creation included pressure on insurers
Associated Press Accused of mishandling Northridge earthquake claims, executives from a half-dozen insurance companies were summoned to the Insurance Department's headquarters, ushered…
Apr 10, 2000
Healthcare
Department to Aid Managed-Care Plans; New Agency’s Director Sets Goals at Conference for Health Care Industry
San Diego Union-Tribune Daniel Zingale, director-designee of the state's newly created Department of Managed Care, told a statewide audience of health care…
Apr 8, 2000
Insurance
Controversial fund’s creation included pressure on insurers
Associated Press Accused of mishandling Northridge earthquake claims, executives from a half-dozen insurance companies were summoned to the Insurance Department's headquarters, ushered…
Apr 8, 2000
Healthcare
Family Asks for Speedy Arbitration Hearing, HMO Delays & Forces Settlement
Frank Picerno- Sacramento, CA
Apr 7, 2000
Insurance
Quackenbush Let Insurer Avoid State Investigation
Los Angeles Times Commissioner allowed fireman's fund to donate to foundation instead of facing formal review of northridge quake claims. The firm…
Apr 7, 2000
Healthcare
Insurers Step in to Give Doctors Advice, Many Analyze Prescriptions, Lab Test Results
USA Today If you're enrolled in the Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield plan in New York, your doctor might soon get a call…
Apr 7, 2000
Healthcare
Mother Dies in HMO Emergency Room, Son Loses Claim in Arbitration
Ina Hobson- San Diego, CA
Apr 5, 2000
Healthcare
Couple Spends Five Years To Get To Arbitration Hearing, Claims HMO Bias and a Waste of Time and Money
Hal Riedel- Lakeport, CA
Apr 4, 2000Arizona Patients Win Right To Sue HMO
Join Californians, Georgians, Texans and Residents of Washington State On Friday, HMO reform legislation in Arizona that includes the right to sue…
Apr 3, 2000“INSURANCEGATE”: Consumer Group Requests Criminal Investigation of Insurance Commissioner Quackenbush
$3.37 Billion in Fines Reduced to $10 Million in Tax-Deductible Donations
Apr 3, 2000