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Quackenbush fund linked to possible crimesAssociated Press Board members of a nonprofit fund created by Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush described possible criminal…
Jun 9, 2000Investigation: Committee's first public mention of possibility comes from the commissioner's own partyLos Angeles Times The senior Republican on the state Assembly…
Jun 8, 2000Memo spelled out plan to polish his imageSan Francisco Chronicle Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush's mounting troubles may stem from a public relations…
Jun 8, 2000Among the most unregulated billion-dollar industries in California are the charitable foundations formed in the 1990s, when the state's largest not-for-profit HMOs…
Jun 2, 2000Insurance officials called to testify next week; request by commissioner for access to related files was deniedAssociated Press Lawmakers investigating Insurance Commissioner…
Jun 2, 2000Citizens Group Seeks Votes In Irvine, Five Other Cities Next Fall. Critics Say The Proposal Is Misguided And Would Be Ineffective.Los Angeles…
Jun 2, 2000Earthquake insurance rates have doubled since the California Earthquake Authority was established. But consumers haven't received better coverage in exchange. In fact,…
Jun 1, 2000Ballot measure would leave tricky question of political gifts to votersSan Francisco Examiner A consumers advocacy group says it has gathered enough…
Jun 1, 2000San Diego Union Tribune Voters may decide whether to restrict campaign contributions and other financial benefits to government officials here if an…
Jun 1, 2000Unprecedented All-Volunteer Drive Simultaneously Completes Signature Drives in Five Other California Cities to Clean-Up Politics
Jun 1, 2000Consumer Group Will Now Turn To Ballot Initiative Campaign
Jun 1, 2000San Francisco Chronicle An arbitrator selected to settle a patient's dispute with Kaiser is angry that the HMO's attorney disqualified him after…
May 30, 2000He Demands Records of Investigators and Watchdogs
May 30, 2000Los Angeles Times California doctors on Thursday launched their broadest legal assault yet on managed care, accusing three of the biggest HMOs…
May 26, 2000Group Asks Attorney General to Investigate Abuses Today the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) urged Attorney General Bill Lockyer to…
May 26, 2000Panel rejects bill to make insurance post appointiveOakland Tribune In a signal top legislative leaders intend to deal directly with claims of…
May 25, 2000Examiner EditorialSan Francisco Examiner Reforming the office of state insurance commissioner doesn't mean turning the elected post back into an appointed one…
May 19, 2000